Single-player games like Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies, 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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Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Endless idle tower defense game full of deep strategy and combat mechanics. Unlock and upgrade dozens of epic fantasy heroes to defeat an infinite swarm of enemy monsters. Strategize hero positions, synergies, and skills for an effective defense, then sit back and let the auto-battler do its thing!
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Idle Monster TD: Evolved
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.
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Desktop Defender
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
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Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
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All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
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Grow Defense
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!
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City Defense Z
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Idle Monster TD
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.
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Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
Single-player alternative to Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies.
Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.