Single-player games like Mineral Defense
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Mineral Defense, 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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Rogue Tower
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Mineral Defense.
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
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Castles on Clouds
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mineral Defense.
A Roguelike Tower Defense game set on a user controlled procedurally generated island. Select unique cards and relics that enhance your towers abilities, crafting powerful builds to defend against the growing hordes of enemies.
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Party Demon
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Party Demon is a tower defense, deck-building game where your main goal is to protect a Lady Demon’s birthday party from human intruders. Build your castle on a budget and defend it in real-time with a deadly Trap Deck full of demonic weapons.
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Runeroots TD
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Mineral Defense.
Synergize rune traits to give your towers powerful new abilities in this roguelite tower defense! Collect perks, relics, and items you can equip to your towers for unique builds each run!
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Rogue Tiles
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Rogue Tiles merges tower defense with roguelike elements, offering a dynamic experience where you shape the expanding path. Unlock, build, upgrade, and defend against waves of enemies.
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Cat Guardian
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Cat Guardian is a flexible card game blending tower defense and survival. Manage resources, build, and strategize to protect the Tree of Hope from zombies. Can the cats of Meowx Planet succeed in their mission and survive? It’s up to you!
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Emberward
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
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Drill Core
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
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Tower Tactics: Liberation
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
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Nordhold
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
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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DG2: Defense Grid 2
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mineral Defense.
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
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Hexguardian
Single-player alternative to Mineral Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mineral Defense.
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!