Single-player games like Village Defender
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Village Defender, 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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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Strategy with Village Defender.
The cult heavy metal fantasy action-strategy gem comes to PC in HD. Lead your armies from the front lines, giving strategic orders to your forces while wading into hack n’ slash action battle. Crush your foes across four campaigns, and spend the spoils of war on upgrading your forces.
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Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Village Defender.
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
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Necronator: Dead Wrong
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Village Defender.
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.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Village Defender.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Warlords Under Siege
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Village Defender.
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.
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Regiments
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Village Defender.
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
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Hades II
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Village Defender.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
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Battle 19XX
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
Battle 19XX is a 2D side-scrolling and easy-to-play war game where players need to lead their army to defeat the enemy, and at the same time, they need to go into battle to fight the enemy. A simple resource system, diverse arms, and weapons upgrade your weapons immediately to fight together.
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FIGHT PLANE 機戰
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Village Defender.
"FIGHT PLANE 機戰" is a hard-core clear-cut shooting air combat game. Players control the fighter plane to shuttle through the sky full of bullets. While improving the fighter plane's ability, challenge powerful enemies at the same time!!!
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Sweet Office
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
Sweet Office - is a simple and beautiful jigsaw puzzle game with relaxing music accompaniment. After completing the level, you can enjoy the girl's photo in the gallery.
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Sweet Forest Guardian
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
Sweet Forest Guardian－Is a card + real-time tactics game. Players have to combine their own decks to defeat the enemy, and after winning the battle, they can save their lovely elf companions.
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Match War
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
Match War - This is a simple match-3 plus war game. The game has three ways to play: pass, defeat, and hold on. Players need to change the soldiers or heroes who fight to win.
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This is my place
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Village Defender.
This is my place - This is a fantasy war game with simple gameplay but difficult survival. Players need to upgrade facilities to obtain more resources to defend their territory. In addition to wars, players can also gain more resources or morale by playing mini-games. So how many days can you last?
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Sweet Slimes Revenge
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Village Defender.
Sweet Slimes Revenge - is a beat 'em up shooting game. Players can choose one of three types of slimes to take revenge on humans. The end of each level is a BOSS battle. Players can watch it at any time as long as they defeat the BOSS of each level. Enjoy the beautiful pictures in the mode.
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Sweet Forest
Single-player alternative to Village Defender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Village Defender.
Sweet Forest - is a simple and beautiful jigsaw puzzle game with relaxing music accompaniment. After completing the level, you can enjoy the girl's photo in the gallery.