Single-player games like Deadhold
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deadhold, 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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DRONES
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadhold.
DRONES is a run-based autobattler deckbuilder. Choose the enemies you want to engage, discard the ones you don't. Unlock and guide autonomous drones, and acquire components, munitions, hacks, and modulators to stop planetary invasions in daily seeded runs.
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Irondrive
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadhold.
Your base is moving. Your crew is exhausted. Manage task priorities, automate critical repairs, and keep your colonists alive as your fortress drives through hell.
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Frostliner
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadhold.
The moon shattered. The world froze. Take command of a nomadic train city hurtling through a war-ravaged frozen wasteland. In this survival city builder on rails, gather survivors, scavenge resources, and do whatever it takes to keep the engine running and stay ahead of the frost.
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Zombie Tower Survivor
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Deadhold.
Survive the zombie apocalypse in this top-down, tower-defense game with survivor-like elements. Customize your magic tower with talents and upgrades to defend it against zombie waves. Can you keep your tower alive?
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basecamp
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Deadhold.
Fight waves of mutated creatures in this roguelite tower defense game. Turrets can be used to defend or to harvest — you decide! How much can you secure before being overrun?
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City Defense Z
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadhold.
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
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Brickwork - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Deadhold.
Build your battlefield, brick by brick. Snap together towers, shape the path, and hold the line against waves of rogue toys. Every run reshuffles the board with procedurally generated layouts and new choices at every turn. Your world, your rules, your build.
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ShredDead
Single-player alternative to Deadhold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadhold.
ShredDead is a quirky relaxing incremental zombie-shredding game focused on progression with no fail states. Defeat endless waves, collect loot, grow your skill tree and evolve the zombies.