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Single-player games like Favela Defender

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Favela Defender, 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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    Kingdom TD: Draft Your Demise — Steam game cover

    Kingdom TD: Draft Your Demise

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

    Choose the enemies. Risk a deadlier wave for more gold. Build winding defenses, upgrade your towers, and ride between them to boost their power. How much danger will you draft to defend your campfire?

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    D for Defender — Steam game cover

    D for Defender

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

    A Tower Defense with no respite, no waves, no end. Facing monsters that learn from your placements and adapt in real time to every one of your weaknesses, build and upgrade your defenses freely to create the perfect trap.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gods and Kings — Steam game cover

    Gods and Kings

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

    A game that combines real-time strategy, card collection and role-playing. It's based on Greek mythology. You can play as heroes who can manipulate the power of Rune, summon the army and cast magic to defeat enemies, challenge or defend the authority of the Gods.

    2026StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    妄想大碰撞 Fantasy Clash — Steam game cover

    妄想大碰撞 Fantasy Clash

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

    《Fantasy clash》is an innovative real-time strategy fantasy game with hundreds of skills and flexible AIs for a battle of wits and strategies!

    2024StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reclaim: Earth Protocol — Steam game cover

    Reclaim: Earth Protocol

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

    A squad-based auto-battler where your strategy drives a living battlefield. Deploy units, trigger devastating combos, and reclaim Earth from an alien invasion.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

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

    Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.

    2021StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

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

    Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.

    2024StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet TD — Steam game cover

    Planet TD

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

    6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →