Single-player games like ShapeHero Factory
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to ShapeHero Factory, 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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Bestion
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Bestion is a game that combines Roguelike tower defense elements with automated factory construction. Players are required to construct their own factory on a planet and protect the kernel from monster attacks.
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Mob Factory
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with ShapeHero Factory.
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
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SUPRACORE
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
SUPRACORE is a roguelike base building game. Build your base, upgrade it and defend against ongoing waves of enemies to gather more resources and expand your Core!
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Illuminaria
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
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Tower Dominion
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ShapeHero Factory.
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
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Tower Factory
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
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Heroes of Eternal Quest
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Welcome to a never-ending adventure full of challenges. Gather resources, build all sorts of buildings, unlock mysterious cards, and lead a group of heroes destined for greatness. Explore the unknown, climb the Tower of Shards, and break free from a destiny we never chose.
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Elements and build
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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shapez
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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Factorio
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Vivid Knight
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with ShapeHero Factory.
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
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Vivid World
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ShapeHero Factory.
A follow-up to the hit game Vivid Knight, Vivid World is a completely new party-building, roguelike strategy game! Our story takes place in the Underworld, a land ruled by demons. Utilize and master our protagonist, Lemuria's new Jewel Magic to conquer strange dungeons.
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Live Hard, Die Hard
Single-player alternative to ShapeHero Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ShapeHero Factory.
Busy but Addictive! This BATTLE x MEDICAL Counter-Invasion Real-Time Strategy is like nothing you've ever seen! An army of aliens is here to invade the Earth! Show the Earth-style greeting to those unwanted visitors who lounge around our grounds! Lead your troops to extinguish zillions of aliens!