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Single-player games like Orcs Must Die! 2

Below are 16 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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Ranked picks

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    Orcs Must Die! — Steam game cover

    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.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orcs Must Die! 3 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freedome Farmers — Steam game cover

    Freedome Farmers

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Freedome Farmers is a third person coop horde defense game with up to 4 players. You use the resources you have harvested to build defenses and weapons. At night, you defend against waves of alien possessed farm animals. Will you make it through 10 days ?

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Puropu Defense Squad — Steam game cover

    Puropu Defense Squad

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Defend your world as sentient Props in Puropu Defense Squad! Build, upgrade, and evolve your heroes to crush waves of filthy humans worldwide. Dive into a unique mix of third-person action and tower defense—solo or with friends—in an endlessly replayable co-op campaign!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Myth Survivor — Steam game cover

    Myth Survivor

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BunkerZ — Steam game cover

    BunkerZ

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    Claymation-inspired WWI trenches meet explosive co-op mayhem. Hold the bunker as a Rifleman, Medic, Engineer, or Machine Gunner. Fight back with WWI-inspired weapons, shovels, and flamethrowers, then launch undead sky-high with explosives. Survive solo or squad up with friends.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    nanos world™ — Steam game cover

    nanos world™

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    The next-generation open-world multiplayer sandbox. Play community-made game modes, create addons with Lua scripting, import custom assets from Unreal Engine 5, and host your own dedicated servers for hundreds of players!

    ActionSportsStrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Furry Defenders​​ — Steam game cover

    Furry Defenders​​

    Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die! 2.

    In Furry Defenders, where the Demon Clan covets the Dragon Veins and incites war among all races, you will play as Cynton, the Dragon Bloodline Warrior. Rally your allies and set masterful traps at crucial passes to outsmart the looming threat of the Demon Army.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Defenders — Steam game cover

    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!

    2011ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sanctum 2 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orcs Must Die! Unchained — Steam game cover

    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!

    2017ActionStrategyFree To PlaySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Defenders II — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Rock Galactic — Steam game cover

    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!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fortified — Steam game cover

    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.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hero Academy — Steam game cover

    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?

    2011StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →