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Single-player games like HexTD

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to HexTD, 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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    Settle and Battle: New Empires — Steam game cover

    Settle and Battle: New Empires

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

    A homage to classic real-time strategy games. Gather resources, build an empire, and command powerful armies to conquer the world. Lead six unique tribes, expand your territory, and engage in epic battles with hundreds of units on screen. Dominate in 18 missions and procedurally generated maps!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atom Zombie Smasher — Steam game cover

    Atom Zombie Smasher

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

    The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creeper World 4 — Steam game cover

    Creeper World 4

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

    The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — Steam game cover

    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

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

    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

    2019ActionStrategy59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Circle Empires 2 — Steam game cover

    Circle Empires 2

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

    CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

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

    Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.

    2021StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

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

    Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.

    2024StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AI War: Fleet Command — Steam game cover

    AI War: Fleet Command

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

    "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

    2009StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →