Single-player games like Project Tower
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Project Tower, 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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Locust Hunter
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Project Tower.
Though faraway, they shall be vanquished! "Locust Hunter" is a third-person, level-based space shooter game. Pilot WHEEL fights through Locust defenses with lasers, missiles, and more. Her ally, NIGHT, gathers parts for weapon upgrades. Enjoy unlimited ammo and regenerating armor—just push forward!
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Darker Skies: Remastered for PC
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Tower.
Darker Skies comes fully remastered to PC. Incorporating new graphical features and gameplay enhancements for the definitive way to play Darker Skies. Survival Horror set after the War of the Worlds.
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Cosmotroid
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Tower.
Escape from the asteroid X-474 which has been invaded by aliens. Take your weapons and destroy every enemy who tries to stop you in this amazing arcade style third person shooter game full of action, creatures and explosions.
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The last earth man
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Tower.
"The last earthman" is a low angle shooting game. This game is simple to operate and full of pleasure! The game tells the story of the last earthman fighting evil aliens, saving the earth and continuing human civilization.
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Mido and Di
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Project Tower.
Mido is an alien kid having nightmares about zombie aliens. One night he draws a creature, Di, and it comes alive to teach Mido how to fight zombies.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Tower.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Tower.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Tower.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Returnal™
Single-player alternative to Project Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project Tower.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.