Single-player games like Totally Defenceless
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Totally Defenceless, 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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Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
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Revenge of the Titans
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
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Nordhold
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
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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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
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Starship Troopers: Terran Command
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Totally Defenceless.
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Repel The Rifts
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Totally Defenceless.
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
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Skeleton Warrior
Single-player alternative to Totally Defenceless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Totally Defenceless.
This is a third person action adventure game. Players are surrounded by zombies,Players are free to explore the surrounding areas,Players must avoid zombie attacks or kill zombies to ensure that their health value survives for as long as possible.