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Single-player games like Grove Keeper

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grove Keeper, 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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    Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand — Steam game cover

    Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Build towers, manage resources, and lead units to defend your kingdom against goblins. Every decision you make determines your kingdom's fate.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ants Times Infinity — Steam game cover

    Ants Times Infinity

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Craft your nest underground, finding powerful combinations of chambers and pheromones to build the perfect ant-spawning engine. Then unleash them in their thousands onto the surface, directing workers to fuel the swarm while soldiers and champions push out to conquer enemy territories.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arise Dark Lord — Steam game cover

    Arise Dark Lord

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    You are The Dark Lord! Raise an evil army, and crush the race of men. An action-strategy hybrid RTS, blending tower defence, base building and direct control of your Dark Lord avatar, currently in early development.  

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dwarven Rampart — Steam game cover

    Dwarven Rampart

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Raise massive armies and fight thousands of enemies. Dwarven Rampart is a fantasy roguelite strategy game where you build dwarven cities and fight massive fights. How long can you survive?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Throneguard: Last Stand — Steam game cover

    Throneguard: Last Stand

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Become the last guardian of the kingdom and defend the throne! Fight on the front lines with your sword, build barricades and towers between waves, and upgrade your hero. Throneguard: Last Stand is a 3D medieval action tower defense game.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Defend Our Land — Steam game cover

    Defend Our Land

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    10 Lanes. 1 Base. Classic grid-based tactical defense. Defend Our Land is a high-octane lane-defense strategy game inspired by classic grid-placement mechanics. Build a booming economy, position your units, and hold back relentless enemy waves attacking across 10 front lines simultaneously.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flip TD - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Flip TD - Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Flip Tower Defense on it's head in Flip TD. Flip your world upside down to defend with towers, upgrades, modifiers, powers, and more. Build custom worlds with the in-game world builder and share them online to compete for high scores in the community leaderboards.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sorcs: Siege Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Sorcs: Siege Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to Grove Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grove Keeper.

    Sorcs: Siege Chronicles is an indie 3D tower defense with: - Free positioning for towers - FPS mode - Configurable AI for towers - 4 skill trees - 25 levels with 3 difficulty modes - 20-25 hours to complete 100%

    2021StrategyIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →