Single-player games like Orcs Must Die! 2
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Orcs Must Die! 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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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 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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Orcs Must Die! 3
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Sanctum 2
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
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Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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Iron Brigade
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
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Monday Night Combat
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!
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Dungeon Defenders
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!
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Dungeon Defenders II
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Fortified
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
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Warframe
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Streets of Rogue
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
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DOOM II
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
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Hero Academy
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.
Test your skills in this light-hearted battle between friends! Heroic teams have gathered to engage in friendly contests on the Academy playfields. Will your team emerge triumphant?