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Single-player games like Legacy of Defense

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Legacy of 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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    Tower Lab — Steam game cover

    Tower Lab

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    Physics-based TD where enemies have no health, push them off instead! Build devastating tower combos that push, pull, and launch enemies. Unlock cards, upgrade towers, discover broken synergies, and dominate through creative strategies.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abyss Deck — Steam game cover

    Abyss Deck

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    A deckbuilding auto-battler roguelike.Build your team, shape your deck, and survive through random events and shifting rules.Every outcome depends on your decisions before battle.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tails & Talons — Steam game cover

    Tails & Talons

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    The tower gets stronger. So does your hand. Every card is an attack, a spell, or both. Chain the right combo and turn a scratch into a killing blow. Play as one of a crew of furry adventurers who descend into an eldritch tower, each with their own reasons, one shared goal: reach the bottom.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Joey's Nightmare II — Steam game cover

    Joey's Nightmare II

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    Joey’s Nightmare II is a cartoon-style roguelite deckbuilding card battler set inside a bizarre and dangerous dream. Battle monkeys, donkeys, turkeys, and undead horrors, build powerful card combos, and fight your way through a nightmare that changes every run.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meme Cards: Chaos Deck — Steam game cover

    Meme Cards: Chaos Deck

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    Meme Cards: Chaos Deck is a meme-fueled roguelike deckbuilder where traditional Chinese culture crashes into internet absurdity. Build wild decks from meme-powered cards, defeat bizarre enemies, climb a twisted pagoda, and uncover the secrets hidden beyond the mist across repeated runs.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore — Steam game cover

    Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾 — Steam game cover

    Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    Choose your mech, customize your loadout, and build your perfect deck. Experiment with cards to find powerful combinations as you enjoy the tactical combat and deckbuilding in this roguelike adventure!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Free of the Land — Steam game cover

    Free of the Land

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legacy of Defense.

    A tactical roguelike deckbuilder of misfits and monsters. Build your deck, summon your minions, cast your spells and survive long enough to claim the land.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brotato — Steam game cover

    Brotato

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Legacy of Defense.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survivor Of The Journey — Steam game cover

    Survivor Of The Journey

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Legacy of Defense.

    Survivor of the Journey is a survival game with rogue-like elements Survive in countless fantasy monsters Grow faster than the enemy that comes and knock them down Survive to the end and defeat the boss. Failed? Use your stuff to be strong. Can't you? Let's try our luck this time.

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paper Cannon — Steam game cover

    Paper Cannon

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Legacy of Defense.

    Paper Cannon is an addictive casual shooting game where you destroy balls with simple controls. Face off against bosses at the end of each stage, and power up your cannon to destroy everything raining down from the sky! Wow!

    2026ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soul Stream — Steam game cover

    Soul Stream

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Legacy of Defense.

    Defy the flow of the Soulstream, reach its end, and face the truth. Soulstream — a desktop background idle auto-battler adventure.

    2028ActionAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loop Tower — Steam game cover

    Loop Tower

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Legacy of Defense.

    Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!

    IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Happy Little Farm — Steam game cover

    Happy Little Farm

    Single-player alternative to Legacy of Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Legacy of Defense.

    Happy Little Farm is a cozy incremental farming game where you grow a small, happy farm with cute animals. Plant crops, care for animals, and enjoy peaceful days. However, after the sun goes down, it may be best not to check whether the animals are truly happy.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →