Single-player games like Mages Defense
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mages Defense, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Portal Protectors
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mages Defense.
Take the journey of the Portal Protector as you defend the portals to the divine realm from evil. Use strategy and skill to aid you in your defense against evil using magic, sword skills, and defensive towers. For you are the Portal Protector!
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Save The Castle!
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mages Defense.
Save the Castle is an action packed VR tower defense that places you on the field of battle. Build your army, take over any tower and turn the tide of the war!
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Paperdream
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mages Defense.
This is a top-down roguelike deck-building game where you can combine a wide variety of cards to unleash unimaginable attack effects. With a high degree of freedom in deck construction, countless powerful combos await your creativity.
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Road Stones
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mages Defense.
Discover the true power of magical crystals in Road Stones! By any means necessary stop the hordes of undead monsters with their sole aim to destroy any living souls. Try to be the brave and bold hero that is desperately needed in this monster-infested kingdom.
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Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mages Defense.
"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mages Defense.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Trifox
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mages Defense.
Trifox is a colourful and cartoonish twin stick action-adventure featuring a phenomenal fox with a multitude of talents! Choose from a trio of classes – Warrior, Mage, Engineer – or mix-and-match abilities to create a tailor-made hero! Inspired by the golden age of 3D platformers.
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Guardians of Hyelore
Single-player alternative to Mages Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Mages Defense.
Guardians of Hyelore is an action-packed unit recruitment game pitting your units and strategies against an onslaught of enemies. Hire units, improve your troops, earn achievements, and spawn your Guardian to fight 150+ unique enemies in this exciting take on the army-spawning action genre.