Single-player games like Obelisk Guardians
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Obelisk Guardians, 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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Afterglow Fortress
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Obelisk Guardians.
A cute hand-drawn 2D medieval RTS game. Gather resources, build your base, develop by day, and defend against monster hordes at night to protect your realm.
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Little Kingdom RTS
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
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Timber Wars
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
In Timber Wars, protect sacred trees from relentless lumberjacks and machines. Summon and upgrade guardian trees with points earned over time or by defeating enemies. Strategically place and strengthen your guardians to defend the forest for as long as you can in this intense top-down strategy game.
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ZeroSpace
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.
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Throneguard: Last Stand
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
Become the last guardian of the kingdom and defend the throne! Fight on the front lines with your sword, build barricades and towers between waves, and upgrade your hero. Throneguard: Last Stand is a 3D medieval action tower defense game.
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Valdrax Beyond the Rift
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Obelisk Guardians.
Build a kingdom from nothing, forge your armies, and breach the rifts between worlds. Face endless enemies, recruit legendary creatures, and prepare for the ultimate battle against the Demon Lord. Every map is different. Every death is permanent.
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Battle Charge
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
Lead a hero and a small army in cinematic ~50v50 medieval skirmishes. Command the shield wall to push or hold, set traps and ambushes, then charge the line and defend what you take. Third-person tactical action-RPG with AI companions, in a fictional Viking–knight world. Co-op still in development.
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Crystania Wars 2
Single-player alternative to Obelisk Guardians — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Obelisk Guardians.
A brand new tactical tower defense game series! Unique roguelike and Unique survival gameplay !