Single-player games like Zombie Builder Defense 2
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Zombie Builder Defense 2, 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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Variant 22
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Variant 22 is a survival game set in a procedural roguelike post American wasteland. Singleplayer or Multiplayer Coop, Scavenge loot from contaminated areas then base build back in the "safe zone" against endless hordes of the infected.
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Make It Count
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Make It Count is a 1-3 players Co-op, post-apocalyptic, top-down shooter with roguelite elements. Venture into your mission with randomized routes, find trinkets and bring carnage to the filth that is infesting this world!
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Incursion: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Incursion is an indie FPS that aims for a unique wave survival experience with class-based combat for both co-op and singleplayer. Fight alongside strangers or friends and take advantage of unique weapon combinations, perks, and classes to win in this solo-developed indie title.
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The Last Camp
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.
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The One
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
The One is a game in which your goal will be to explore the world alone or in a group three years after the zombie apocalypse. However, the problem will turn out to be not only zombies, but also others who managed to survive this time behind the gates of the bunkers.
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Zombie Builder Defense
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
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Zombiepede
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Upgrade your weapons in this roguelike defense shooter to shoot your way alone or with up to 4 friends in coop through endless hordes of different creatures and levels. Test different strategies to survive the early game and feel like a god in the late game.
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Space Show edition 17
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Space Show is an explosive space shoot’em up blending fast-paced arcade action with roguelite progression. Destroy waves of asteroids, battle enemy fleets, and defend Earth in an endless war where only survival… and glory matter!
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
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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Kingdom Run VR
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Builder Defense 2.
Kingdom Run VR is an action-packed fitness game; explore trapped tombs, avoid dangers, collect gems and eliminate enemies!
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Observe and Report
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The ultimate surveillance game. Monitor camera feeds solo, team up in multiplayer, or versus friends. Detect anomalies, report suspicious activities, and ensure security across diverse locations. Your watchful eyes make the difference!
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Store Wars: Multiplayer Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Zombie Builder Defense 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play solo or with up to 16 friends in a chaotic grocery store showdown! Manage, grow, and compete against rival stores in a fun, lighthearted battle of wits and strategy. Who will be the ultimate grocery tycoon? Sabotage, upgrade, and outwit your friends in this unpredictable simulator!