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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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
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Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
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Tiny Tactics
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.
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MINOS
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Minos is a maze-building roguelite where you, the fabled Minotaur, must defend your sanctuary from bloodthirsty adventurers. Design and re-design deadly labyrinths, set traps, and turn every brave fool into your next victim.
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Nordhold
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
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Refactor
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
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Timemelters
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.
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Dungeon Warfare 3
Single-player alternative to Artisan TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!
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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.