Single-player games like Metal War
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Metal War, 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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The Last Camp
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Metal War.
This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.
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Ice Fighter
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
Ice Fighter is a fast-paced Tower Defense-like game where you battle enemies, scavenge for resources, manage upgrades, and build defenses. Melt enemies during the night and gather resources during the day.
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DOTFI
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
Do you have what it takes to defend what is yours? This is not a typical tower defense game where the troops do all the work. This is a hybrid FPS/TPS tower defense game which you take over the control to defend your island.
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FALL
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
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Armed to the Gears
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
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Desperate Place
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Metal War.
Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.
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Astro Looter: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
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Ultimate Zombie Defense
Single-player alternative to Metal War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal War.
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?