Single-player games like Poly TD
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Poly TD, 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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DRONES
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Poly TD.
DRONES is a run-based autobattler deckbuilder. Choose the enemies you want to engage, discard the ones you don't. Unlock and guide autonomous drones, and acquire components, munitions, hacks, and modulators to stop planetary invasions in daily seeded runs.
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Packed Lair
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poly TD.
You are an evil lord with a hero problem and not nearly enough floor space. Draft buildings, pack them into your cramped lair, toil to earn money to expand, create powerful monster synergies, and send your chaotic army of minions to repel wave after wave of heroic do-gooder pests.
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Stop the Crawl
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Poly TD.
Stop the Crawl is a roguelike autobattler where you assemble a deck of monsters to defeat the invading heroes. Discover which monsters work well together, strengthen them with items, and create an unstoppable team.
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Endless Tower Survivors
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Poly TD.
Endless Tower Survivors is a roguelite tower defense survival game where a single tower fights against endless hordes of enemies. Combine weapons and upgrades to create unlimited power tower and survive as long as possible.
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Pretty girls don't want you to die
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poly TD.
"Pretty Girls Don't Want You to Die" is a strategic tower defense game with a strategy board game style. In the game, you continuously recruit pretty girl warriors, establish defensive positions by leveraging advantageous terrain, and defeat waves of enemies.
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Zombie Tower Survivor
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poly TD.
Survive the zombie apocalypse in this top-down, tower-defense game with survivor-like elements. Customize your magic tower with talents and upgrades to defend it against zombie waves. Can you keep your tower alive?
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ELARIENNE
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Poly TD.
ELARIENNE is a defense game built on meticulous calculation and hardcore strategy. A single stroke of luck may shift the tide, but it is the carefully constructed strategy that ultimately decides the battle. Withstand relentless waves and protect the heart of the world of ELARIENNE.
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Deadhold
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Poly TD.
Deadhold is a roguelite zombie survival/strategy game where your choices impact who lives and who dies. Rescue survivors, scavenge resources, fortify your base, and protect your community against stress, infection, and zombies! Can you find a sense of normalcy in this cruel new world?
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Pumpkin Jack
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Poly TD.
Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!
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Tower Dominion
Single-player alternative to Poly TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poly TD.
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!