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Single-player games like Space Cycle

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Space Cycle, 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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    SHOOPER NOVA — Steam game cover

    SHOOPER NOVA

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.72 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Refactor — Steam game cover

    Refactor

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.

    2022Strategy0.74 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SENTRY — Steam game cover

    SENTRY

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Tactics: Liberation — Steam game cover

    Tower Tactics: Liberation

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndie6.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unstoppable Gorg — Steam game cover

    Unstoppable Gorg

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!

    2012ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER — Steam game cover

    Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    "Arms Evolution: ZOMBIE DESTROYER" is a unique Roguelite tower defense game. You will slaughter thousands of zombies in the game and enhance your weapon towers through build character in the RPG way. and , the game also offers an idle mode, so you can enjoy building weapons anytime and anywhere.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DG2: Defense Grid 2 — Steam game cover

    DG2: Defense Grid 2

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    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.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AI War: Fleet Command — Steam game cover

    AI War: Fleet Command

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

    2009StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft — Steam game cover

    守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Cycle.

    This is a summoning tower defense strategy game, with different abilities of monsters and traps, with different effects. the player will continue to upgrade while defending, Become stronger, and summoning more powerful monsters to resist the brave.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TD Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    TD Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Build your towers according to the enmey you are facing in the wave. Upgrade your turrets to increase range, damage or rewards. Each enemy wave will be random and increases in speed and damage resistance. How far can you go!

    2023ActionCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mech Fortress — Steam game cover

    Mech Fortress

    Single-player alternative to Space Cycle — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!

    2026Strategy7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →