Single-player games like They Are Rising
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to They Are Rising, 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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BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Rising.
A military styled action tower-defence game filled with nukes, missiles and tanks. Improve your building, canons and tanks. Purchase stronger ammunition and survive the next wave. Highly replayable, tough and addictive.The fun never ends
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Cataclysm Era
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Rising.
Build your forces, conquer cities, and unite the wasteland. Ashes&Gunfire merges real-time tactics, fast-paced top-down battles, and deep management systems to let you forge a new order from the world’s remains.
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Supreme Ruler Global Outbreak
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with They Are Rising.
In a time of growing unrest and uncertainty, a new threat to humanity emerges - take control of any nation as major outbreaks challenge world order. Global Pandemics and Mysterious Outbreaks will test humanity to the limits.
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Rebirth evolution
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with They Are Rising.
2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.
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Attack on Toys
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Rising.
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
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ReEarth
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with They Are Rising.
ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!
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Cavalry Girls
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with They Are Rising.
In this refreshing and exciting shooting game, lead the brave and fearless girl soldiers to fight with the enemy. Refit different types of machine armour, reasonably deploy machine soldiers with different skills, repel all kinds of enemies, and protect the Empire behind you in the gunfire.
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MechDefender - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to They Are Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Rising.
MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.