Single-player games like McDROID
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to McDROID, 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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Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
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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Armed to the Gears
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
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Fortified
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
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Iron Brigade
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
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D.O.T. Defence
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with McDROID.
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
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Freaking Meatbags
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with McDROID.
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
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Spacejacked
Single-player alternative to McDROID — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with McDROID.
A super fast-paced ARCADE TOWER-DEFENSE. Build turrets and shoot your way through hordes of alien scum as you protect multiple rooms simultaneously!