Single-player games like Ancient TD
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ancient TD, 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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Age of Mythology: Retold
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ancient TD.
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
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Artisan TD
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ancient TD.
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
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Timemelters
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.
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Thronefall
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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Tiny Tactics
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.
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Hell Warders
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.
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Songs of Silence
Single-player alternative to Ancient TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.