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Single-player games like Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Remnant Afterglow Tower 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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    Empires of Black Powder — Steam game cover

    Empires of Black Powder

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    It’s the Napoleonic era, and you must build the battlefield you fight on. Send Pioneers to gather supplies, expand the local town, and prepare your defenses. Command companies in formation, keep your veterans alive, and carry their experience and upgrades into the next battle.

    2027StrategyIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mandate Order — Steam game cover

    Mandate Order

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creeper World 4 — Steam game cover

    Creeper World 4

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attack on Toys — Steam game cover

    Attack on Toys

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

    2025StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Commandos: Origins — Steam game cover

    Commandos: Origins

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.

    2025Strategy49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunbreak War — Steam game cover

    Sunbreak War

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wargame: Red Dragon — Steam game cover

    Wargame: Red Dragon

    Single-player alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →