Single-player games like Kingsguard
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Kingsguard, 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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Painted Kingdoms: Tower Defense & Firefighting
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingsguard.
Painted Kingdoms is a minimalist strategy game where you paint, build, and defend your Kingdom of paper. Harness the power of paint to protect it from relentless flames and enemy hordes. Will your Painted Kingdom survive the next wave?
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Diseased
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingsguard.
Build your camp in the freezing cold and make tough choices. Capture walls to expand your borders and send your men to explore. Risk it all for vital resources, as surviving the relentless waves of the Diseased emerging from the dark will be harder than you think.
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BEACONFALL
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Kingsguard.
A fast-paced tower defense strategy with settlement management. Build, assign villagers, empower the lighthouse, and keep the light alive until the final wave.
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Kingdom III: Rising Realms
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Kingsguard.
Protect your crown! Kingdom returns in an all-new micro-strategy and tower defense game set in a shattered realm. Embark on an atmospheric adventure across lands of legend to build a lasting legacy and challenge the empowered Greed threat.
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Crypt Keeper
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingsguard.
Unleash your inner necromancer in Crypt Keeper – a roguelite tower defense game. Raise skeleton armies, defend your crypt, and manipulate enemy waves with the ESSENCE-IAL update.
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Hellcrown
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Kingsguard.
You are dead. But your ghostly hand still commands. Hellcrown is a roguelite strategy game where every run unfolds into a chain of random stories, sieges, and consequences.
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Petty Kings
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingsguard.
Petty Kings is a minimalist pixel art strategy game about reclaiming your stolen kingdom. Rebuild your lands, raise your army, conquer enemy camps, and reclaim your rightful throne.
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Oikizo
Single-player alternative to Kingsguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Kingsguard.
Oikizo is a city-building game. Start by placing your first building and a few citizens, then make your city prosper. The strength of Oikizo lies in the ability to manage a city cooperatively with your friends.