Single-player games like Monsters are Coming!
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Monsters are Coming!, 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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Aeriea
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monsters are Coming!.
DRIVE YOUR FORTRESS TO THE BATTLEFIELD! This casual action game centers around Fortress Building + Roguelike + Survivor core gameplay. Enjoy endlessly fun combat with simple, intuitive controls!
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Gold and Bricks
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Monsters are Coming!.
Gold and Bricks is a small game that mixes elements of city builder, roguelite, strategy and tower defense. Plan the layout, manage your economy and invest your gold in defensive towers to protect yourself from the hordes of enemies invading your village.
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Sineus Arena Survivors
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monsters are Coming!.
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
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Bullet Meltdown
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monsters are Coming!.
Brotato meets Tower Defense in a fast-paced bullet heaven arena shooter with base building and AI-controlled troops. Get stronger every run, evolve your favorite units, collect rare weapons and survive insane boss fights.
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Space Bross
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Monsters are Coming!.
Your chicken has been kidnapped, and that’s all it takes to send a retired astronaut into full galactic mayhem. Space Bross is a hand-drawn 2.5D tower defense & action roguelite where you’ll build bases, fend off alien hordes, and blast your way across planets to bring your feathery friend back.
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Hold It In
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Monsters are Coming!.
This game is a brutally hardcore sci-fi tower defense, featuring BBS-era and ASCII graphics. You are a commander who must use everything at your disposal to stop the AI horde from opening the rift, and unleashing a cosmic horror upon the earth.
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Diseased
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Monsters are Coming!.
Build your camp in the freezing cold and make tough choices. Capture walls to widen borders and send your men to explore. Risk it all for vital resources, as surviving the relentless waves of the Diseased emerging from the dark will be harder than you think.
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BALL x PIT
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monsters are Coming!.
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monsters are Coming!.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Tabletop Game Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Run your own tabletop game shop! Stock shelves, glue & paint minis, battle customers on game night, and grow your store into the ultimate nerd paradise.
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Worlds of Aria
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lead your own DnD-like adventuring party on an epic adventure narrated by Laura Bailey. Invite your friends for free to the group with the Friends Pass, or strike out on your own. Cooperation, betrayal, and the luck of the dice… what wild escapades will you and your teammates get up to?
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Firebird
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monsters are Coming!.
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
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A Better World
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A Better World Company is hiring! We’re looking for a skilled new recruit to alter the past and reshape the future! Use our Computer to travel back in time, and make game-changing choices to make the world a better place! You decide what to do… as long as you follow our internal policies.
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Invokyr
Single-player alternative to Monsters are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monsters are Coming!.
A co-op survival horror game about a cursed board game. Play with up to 3 friends. Roll the dice, survive the horrors that are summoned, and beat the Gamemaster to win your freedom.