Single-player games like Special squad versus zombies
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Special squad versus zombies, 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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Evolit
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special squad versus zombies.
Take charge of the galaxy's defense! With strategic moves, stop waves of cute yet dangerous enemies and prevent them from reaching the end of the road. Enhance your tactics with a variety of cards and unique towers, and stand against Evo! Strategy and infinity await here.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special squad versus zombies.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Go! Save The Queen!
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special squad versus zombies.
The ants have lost their queen; help them find a new one! Armed with toys, explosives, and other items, think fast, draw lines to command your ants, and protect your queen from the hordes of enemy insects looking to put an early end to their rule in this funny but brutal escort tower defense game.
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Orczz
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Special squad versus zombies.
Orczz is a fantasy tower defense game set in the fantasy Kingdom of Whiteleaf, famous for its delicious honey wine – the mead. The player controls the Knight Order of the Mug, protectors of Whiteleaf and the mead, who are once again called to defend the land against an invading horde of orcs.
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Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special squad versus zombies.
Milky Way is a unique mix of Tower Defense, RTS, Auto-Battler and Survivors. Build your base, choose random upgrades and use powerful skills to survive against hordes of enemies.
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NecroFarm
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Special squad versus zombies.
Turn your crops into minions and they will fend off waves of enemies in this top-down horde survival farming game. A mix of strategy and fast-paced farming that challenges you to defend the farm with your crop minions or even harvest them for gold! Gain new seeds and grow your army!
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Candy Disaster - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special squad versus zombies.
Candy Disaster is 3D trap-style tower defense game where you guard candies against alien thieves! Unlock powerful and clever traps, choose your arsenal for different bases, and find the deadliest trap combination - then watch those space goons walk into their death!
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Save The Village - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Special squad versus zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Special squad versus zombies.
Save The Village is a medieval tower defense game where you strategically protect villages from waves of skeletons, goblins, and fearsome bosses. Build powerful towers and use magical abilities to fend off the invading forces!