Single-player games like Cats vs Aliens
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cats vs Aliens, 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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Afterwork Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
A horde-survival roguelite in a cursed office tower. Weaponise the stapler, the hot coffee and the all-hands microphone, keep your panicking colleagues from quitting mid-fight, and ride the elevator up floor by floor. Overtime is not optional.
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HIRUN
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
HIRUN is an absolute banger of cyberpunk action roguelite where you blast, dash, and drift through neon-drenched hordes. Stack insane upgrades, unlock dope characters, and slash through deadly bosses. The OVERLORD awaits you. Die, rewire, and dive right back into the grid. Can you survive the rave?
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Project Car
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
Project Car is a 3D bullet-heaven survivor where driving skill is your build. Drift, boost, dash, and smash through enemy swarms, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, then spend your rewards in the garage to push your next run further.
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Deckzin
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
Deckzin is a dungeon crawler deckbuilder with roguelike and RPG elements. Play as fantastic heroes in this action autobattler, build and refine legendary decks, adapt to encounters and events in fast-paced runs, defeat powerful bosses, and keep the world’s last light alive.
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Warriors of the End
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
Warriors of the End is a fast-paced tower-defense horde-battler roguelike. Defend the Princess against enemy hordes by strategically positioning and upgrading your towers, customize unique characters with deadly weapons and spells, discover mindblowing synergies and create game-breaking builds!
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No Gods of Men
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
Build your citadel. Command your disciples. Invade the twisted realms of ancient gods. Grow devastatingly powerful and overthrow the gods in this completely hand-drawn dark fantasy world.
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Pax Autocratica
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cats vs Aliens.
Build a grand totalitarian colony and personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Shape citizens fears, loyalties, bonds, and feuds. Capture enemies, convert them into true believers. Sacrifice the weak. Feed the strong. Wield absolute power and make every life bend to your will.
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Weed Out
Single-player alternative to Cats vs Aliens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cats vs Aliens.
A bullet heaven with a slot machine for a level-up. The crops have risen — mow down hordes of mutant plants, spin the reels, and build around whatever drops: buffs, curses and nearly a hundred game-warping Jokers.