Single-player games like The King is Watching
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The King is Watching, 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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9 Kings
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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The Ember Guardian
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.
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Tower Dominion
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
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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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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The Gate Must Stand
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
Fend off brutal waves of demonic hordes in this epic fantasy tower defense survivors like! Hack and slash among the action or zoom to strategically control the battlefield. You are the city’s last line of defense, build your base, defend the gate!
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Nordhold
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
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Border Pioneer
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
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They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
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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Module TD. Sci-Fi Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
This is Sci-fi Tower Defense created by gamers for gamers.
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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Loop Hero
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
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ANIME TETRIS
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The King is Watching.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere
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The Settlers: New Allies
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The King is Watching.
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.
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Save the Reactor
Single-player alternative to The King is Watching — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The King is Watching.
What if you happened to be in a control room of a nuclear reactor and something went wrong? Save the Reactor gives you the opportunity to fully experience these emotions! This simulator is great for those who like to challenge themselves and aren't afraid of difficulties!