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Single-player games like Artisan TD

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Artisan TD, 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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    Rampart — Steam game cover

    Rampart

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Build and upgrade towers, defend your fortress from the growing onslaught. With each wave, the challenges become more difficult, but a smart strategy and the right decisions will help you endure and prevail!

    2026StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hero We Need — Steam game cover

    The Hero We Need

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Create your own distinctive towers, enhance only the necessary components, and experiment with them in quick battle mode. THWN enables you to craft each tower individually using runes that determine the projectile and its effects, giving you the freedom to adopt strategies that suit your play style.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kill The Hero — Steam game cover

    Kill The Hero

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    A Dungeon Builder, Autobattler and Deckbuilder in one. They call themselves “heroes”. You call them gold suppliers. Dig your domain, build deadly traps, place guards and play powerful cards as ever-stronger “heroes” invade your dungeon. Take their gold and build the World Domination Machine.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Odin's Fate — Steam game cover

    Odin's Fate

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Discover Norse mythology in a story-driven Tower Defense game. Defeat hordes of enemies, develop your abilities, unlock new heroes, recruit Einherjar, manipulate time, and change your fate, Odin, son of Bor! Will you manage to stop the impending Ragnarök?

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frogrammer — Steam game cover

    Frogrammer

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Hire the right Frogrammers and fight off the bugs in this tug-of-war auto-battler. Manage your resources, leverage synergies, exploit enemy weaknesses and fight your way to the source of the horde. Keep your boss happy, the budget low and go squash some bugs.

    2026StrategyIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Drone — Steam game cover

    Rogue Drone

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    A sci-fi mining and base-building game where efficient mining is the key to survival. Gather crystals, expand your colony, upgrade your defenses, and withstand increasingly dangerous nightly attacks.

    2026Strategy8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slorbis: Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Slorbis: Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Immerse yourself in the cozy, minimalist world of Slorbis: Tower Defense. Build towers with unique roles, buy modifiers of varying rarities, collect money, and face the unpredictability of procedurally generated maps as you defend the king from dark spirits.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dimension Defenders — Steam game cover

    Dimension Defenders

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Compete in ranked PvP tower defense, survive infinite dimension loops, or defend alongside a friend in online co-op. Build powerful turret combinations, adapt to ever-changing enemy paths, and climb a global ELO ladder.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warstone TD — Steam game cover

    Warstone TD

    Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.

    Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.

    2018StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →