Single-player games like The White Laboratory
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The White Laboratory, 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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Uncrewed
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The White Laboratory.
Uncrewed is a real-time strategy game with the ability to design units from scratch. Unlike in more traditional RTS, units obey the laws of physics, making design choices especially important.
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Protolife
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.
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Mindustry
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The White Laboratory.
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
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Revenge of the Titans
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
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Creeper World 4
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
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Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
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MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
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Besiege
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The White Laboratory.
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!