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Single-player games like Meow Defence

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Meow Defence, 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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    Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix — Steam game cover

    Nix: Ashes of the Phoenix

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Ashes of the Phoenix is a survivor style, Roguelite ARPG experience set in a dark high fantasy world. The story follows Nix, a mysterious heroine, as she battles her way through hordes of enemies to uncover the mystery that is the world around her.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Let Him Cook — Steam game cover

    Let Him Cook

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Let Him Cook is a top-down action roguelite where you play as a food industry professional fighting in bullet hell's kitchen. When food fights back, you gotta cook. Jam to the music, hire assistants, and face against all kinds of live food puns!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meow Legion — Steam game cover

    Meow Legion

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Meow Legion is a game about assembling an army of cats to defend against waves of enemies.A top-down roguelite shooter game where you hire cats and level them up to fight mice from the evil Mousy Empire!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sharded World — Steam game cover

    Sharded World

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necromantic — Steam game cover

    Necromantic

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Start out as a lowly freshman at Valorborn Academy and prove yourself to the school and other students – or don’t, and repeatedly fall to the legions of horrors that await in Necromantic. Study up to survive in this dark and dangerous fantasy Bullet Heaven ... solo or by online co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necronator: Dead Wrong — Steam game cover

    Necronator: Dead Wrong

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wizard with a Gun — Steam game cover

    Wizard with a Gun

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wildkeepers Rising — Steam game cover

    Wildkeepers Rising

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Tame monsters! Slay waves of enemy hordes! Explore fantasy lands! Wildkeepers Rising is a whimsical action-RPG roguelite set in a beautiful hand-drawn world that combines the power curve of bullet heaven games with the compulsive fun of a creature collector.

    2025ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't cut your hand — Steam game cover

    Don't cut your hand

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Meow Defence.

    Chef can't work without his hand. So, please cut food carefully.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Messy Room Simulator — Steam game cover

    Messy Room Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with Meow Defence.

    Attention! This game IS NOT a training software that helps you organize your room better. On the contrary, it may in turn affect you in reality in some way. The room, whether the result is good or bad, the author of this game WILL NOT be responsible for it!

    2020SimulationCasualEarly Access2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Cut Your Hand 2 — Steam game cover

    Don't Cut Your Hand 2

    Single-player alternative to Meow Defence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Chef can't work without his hand. So, please cut food carefully.

    2021Casual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →