Single-player games like Save the Llama
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Save the Llama, 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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Tep The Destroyer TD
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
TEP the destroyer is a single player tower defense game where you will face alien monsters and ships in ground and space battles! Your strategy will decide the fate of your people in a sci-fi environment of varying difficulties!
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Raging Titan
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Build your towers, plan your efforts, watch out for changing paths and strike back against the alien invaders in this challenging tower defense game!
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Totally Defenceless
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Totally Defenceless is a wave-based tower defence game. You will need to protect your energy cores from the invading alien bugs by strategically constructing a maze of towers to alter their path to your advantage.
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Sacred Zodongga Defense
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Defend the sacred island of Zodongga against waves of invaders looking to subjugate and colonize them and "liberate" their exotic fruit resources. What's not to love about this challenge?
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CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
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Grumpy Gaffer
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Join Mr. Gaffer on his mission to protect the peace of his home in this dynamic strategy game. Test your wits and reflexes as you face intense waves of enemies, and compete in thrilling mini-games against other players.
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Super Sanctum TD
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!
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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Save the Llama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Save the Llama.
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.