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Single-player games like Tower Defense Monster

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tower Defense Monster, 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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    CannonCraft — Steam game cover

    CannonCraft

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower Defense Monster.

    Real-time strategy game. Players move freely to find a suitable place to settle down and develop. They build various buildings to explore, attack, and defend themselves, so as to resist AI attacks. They also find and defeat other targets on the map to become the only surviving human player.

    2024StrategyCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oriental Dynasty - Silk Road defense war — Steam game cover

    Oriental Dynasty - Silk Road defense war

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    Experience the perfect combination of tower defense and the historical plot of the Silk Road, so as to bring an amazing epic game adventure experience! You will follow our protagonists in a strategic battle on the Eurasian continent! Come on, buddy, this epic fantasy adventure needs your help!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower Defense Monster.

    Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!

    2014Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Affogato — Steam game cover

    Affogato

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    Affogato is a RPG featuring a unique 'reverse tower defense' mechanic. Play as a sorceress managing a café in Arorua. Meet customers from all walks of life, hear their stories and travel into their minds to help them defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life that exudes magic and excitement.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    方境战记BlockFight — Steam game cover

    方境战记BlockFight

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    It's a tower defense game that uses blocks to build fortresses against monsters. Gathering resources, building defenses, and keeping an eye out for the abilities of a variety of monsters.All of these will challenge the player's strategic choices, resource management, and immediate reactions.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath — Steam game cover

    GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nordhold — Steam game cover

    Nordhold

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

    2025StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diplomacy is Not an Option — Steam game cover

    Diplomacy is Not an Option

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Monster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Monster.

    Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →