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Single-player games like The Fourth Anno

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Fourth Anno, 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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    My Hero After the Fall — Steam game cover

    My Hero After the Fall

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    This is a pixel tower defense game that combines light Rogue and lawn mowing! Dozens of heroes for you to choose from, and hundreds of blessings randomly appear, forming the strongest team to protect the crystal from monsters!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Refence — Steam game cover

    Refence

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hero's Quest — Steam game cover

    Hero's Quest

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Simple Roguelite RPG game with incremental progress

    2023StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necrosmith — Steam game cover

    Necrosmith

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demon Castle Story — Steam game cover

    Demon Castle Story

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    再刷一把2:金色传说 — Steam game cover

    再刷一把2:金色传说

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    A few days ago, a bright meteor streak across of the sky, the golden light lit up the whole sky. The color of golden symbolizes wealth, power, strength, sacredness and happiness, has attracted countless adventurers, including you, on the adventurous journey for this reason...

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cluckmech Oasis — Steam game cover

    Cluckmech Oasis

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Tactics: Liberation — Steam game cover

    Tower Tactics: Liberation

    Single-player alternative to The Fourth Anno — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fourth Anno.

    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 →