Single-player games like Anomaly 2
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Anomaly 2, 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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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
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Anomaly Defenders
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.
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Anomaly Korea
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Exclusively brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux in Anomaly Bundle, Anomaly Korea is an expansion campaign to Anomaly Warzone Earth. The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion.
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Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
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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Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign continues Steam's Anomaly Warzone Earth in an extra 15-level campaign. Originally released on mobile devices, the campaign is brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux exclusively in Anomaly Bundle. AWE Mobile Campaign turns tower defense on its head.
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AI War 2
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Anomaly 2.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
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Taur
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
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Athena Crisis
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Anomaly 2.
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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This War of Mine
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anomaly 2.
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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Frostpunk 2
Single-player alternative to Anomaly 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Anomaly 2.
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.