Single-player games like Tempest Tower
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Tempest Tower, 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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The Riftbreaker
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
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Thronefall
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
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The Last Friend
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
Doggone tired of the typical brawler or tower defense that is all bark and no bite? Then join Alpha and T. Juan on a dynamic adventure that has you battling hordes of baddies and bosses on their mission to save all the Doggos!
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
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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Tower Factory
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
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OTTTD
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tempest Tower.
Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.
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Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tempest Tower.
Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.
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Time on Frog Island
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tempest Tower.
Cast away on an island paradise complete with a cast of friendly frogs. Enjoy sandbox island life and explore at your own pace, solving sticky situations for your new friends and trading your way to fixing your ship!
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Time on Frog Island - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tempest Tower.
Help an old axolotl bring life back to a dying island in the Time on Frog Island Prologue - a small, self-contained, mini adventure and prelude to the full Trading Time game. Download the prologue for free and be sure to wishlist the full game if you enjoyed this first mini-adventure.
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Spectacle: Worlds Unseen
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tempest Tower.
Change your surroundings in the blink of an eye. Wield powerful glasses that let you see and interact with the world in new ways. Spectacle is a surreal first-person puzzle game about observation, spatial reasoning, and lizards.
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Stream Train
Single-player alternative to Tempest Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An online co-op horror game where up to 6 players livestream their trip down an abandoned rail road. Keep your audience entertained by filming creatures, doing dangerous stunts, and pranking your friends. Use chatter donations to buy fuel and gear. Can you make it through the Uncanny Valley alive?