Single-player games like Escape From The Red Planet
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Escape From The Red Planet, 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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Sanctum 2
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
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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Galactic Siege
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
Defend your base across four unique worlds in this 3D tower defense game. Battle waves of monsters, conquer 20 campaign levels, and climb the global leaderboard in the endless mode.
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Mars or Die!
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
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SENTRY
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.
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DG2: Defense Grid 2
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
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Unstoppable Gorg
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!
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Artificial Extinction
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses.
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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Escape From The Red Planet.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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The Pinball Wizard
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Escape From The Red Planet.
In this pinball dungeon crawler, your goal is to dash, hurl, and flip your way to the top of the tower castle. Level up skills, loot treasure, and fight monsters in this cozy single-player game. Explore and discover the key to each room, restore the power of The Eye, and bring peace to the lands.
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Deck 'Em!
Single-player alternative to Escape From The Red Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Escape From The Red Planet.
Look, kid. Deck Em! is a solitaire-style boxing game. A card game you play to play. But you’re not even a contender. You’re a nobody. A total long shot. The Champ is a stone-cold killer. As big as an ox. Stronger than oak. But you got a lot of heart, kid. And, Mickey loves you.