Single-player games like Beware Planet Earth
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Beware Planet Earth, 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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Project Myriad 2
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
Project Myriad 2 is a tower defense strategy game. Build towers on a grid of hexagons floating in space. 35 levels with unique tiles and mechanics each providing a unique challenge. 3 difficulty levels including extreme mode which has never ending waves of enemies. Strive for your new high score!
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The Echoes of Mars
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
The Echoes of Mars is a voxel-style tower defence game. Defend your research base on Mars from ancient creatures by strategically placing towers and using advanced tech.
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ZomWick
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
Zomwick is a unique non-violent 3D tower defense game where the objective is to outlast enemies by using tactics and upgrades instead of using lethal brute force. It's addictive, challenging, and requires resourcefulness to survive.With free content updates, it's a must-play for TD fans.
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Cat Nap
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
Casual old school tower defense game. Pay your cats with treats to defend you from all manner of threats while you sleep.
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Unearthing Invasions
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Beware Planet Earth.
A 3d tower defense game set in space. Protect the last resource outposts from the ongoing Alien attacks! Can you hold out in these ever increasing difficult waves of enemies and protect the last of your resources and Energy?
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OrbiTower
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
The hungry Gooper swarm threatens intergalactic peace. Stop them! Build towers around planets and take control over their orbits. Spin them with all you’ve attached! Collect new towers, powers and upgrades to beat the onslaught of goopers and save the galaxy in this colorful Tower Defense Roguelite!
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StarDrone: Sling Star (with VR mode)
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Beware Planet Earth.
StarDrone: Sling Star is the Hyper-Kinetic race across the galaxy with a mix of pinball, arcade action, and breakout, now on flat screens and in Virtual Reality.
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Cosmic Outpost
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
Cosmic Outpost is a turn-based strategy game where you build an outpost on a new planet. As pioneers, you will construct an outpost while defending against enemies. Gather enough materials to build a spaceship to explore new worlds and expand humanity's frontiers!
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Beware Planet Earth.
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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Portal
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Half-Life
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Beware Planet Earth.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
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Kingdom Run VR
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Beware Planet Earth.
Kingdom Run VR is an action-packed fitness game; explore trapped tombs, avoid dangers, collect gems and eliminate enemies!
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Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Beware Planet Earth.
The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in glorious HD! The original battle between Plants and Zombies is back — bigger, brighter, and crazier than ever before! Experience the game that started it all, now remastered with stunning HD graphics and packed with new secrets and content to uncover.
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PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Beware Planet Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Beware Planet Earth.
Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.