Single-player games like Push Defense
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Push Defense, 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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Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Push Defense.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Linelith
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.
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Chip's Challenge 1
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.
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Paper Trail
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
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Room to Grow
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. Learn to maneuver like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!
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Maxwell's puzzling demon
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.
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Loophole
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Push Defense.
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
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DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
DUSK '82 is a simple but addictive action-puzzler demake of the cult shooter DUSK, inspired by classics like Chip's Challenge and Sokoban.
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Galaxy Bricks
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Two classic games collide to create one amazing experience you can always just pick up and play. Enjoy Endless levels and see how high of a score you can get.
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Tic Tac Toe World
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Jump into the world of Tic Tac Toe World and have endless fun. Enjoy the colorful art style and challenging A.I. while enjoying this classic game.
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TetriMatch
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
TetriMatch is a matchup of two popular games combined to make something new and challenging. Test your skill in this combination of Tetris and Match 3!
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Chess v Checkers
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Chess v Checkers is a mashup of two popular games Chess and Checkers. Play as either side on the game board through three distinct game modes.
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Slay The Hero
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
A auto battle reverse bullet hell. In Slay The Hero you choose your units and then send them out against the hero to destroy them. A variety of units will be at your disposal to slay the hero.
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Click Army
Single-player alternative to Push Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Push Defense.
Click Army is a idle clicker strategy game about building up your army and fighting battles against a variety of different factions.