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Single-player games like X-Morph: Defense

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to X-Morph: 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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    Armoured Onslaught — Steam game cover

    Armoured Onslaught

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with X-Morph: Defense.

    Armoured Onslaught is a fast paced Top-Down Shooter and Tower Defence hybrid. You will need to make use of both strategy and skill as you fight your way through near endless hordes of deadly foes.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tanks Etc. — Steam game cover

    Tanks Etc.

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with X-Morph: Defense.

    Tanks Etc. is a modern reimagining of co-op overhead arcade classics; it offers classic gameplay while adding in depths of strategy to keep players reinventing strategies for waging war with their friends.

    2024ActionStrategyCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ANIQUILATION — Steam game cover

    ANIQUILATION

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with X-Morph: Defense.

    Twin Stick Shooter Multiplayer Action Game set in small planets that can be terraformed as you play! in which not only your shoots, but also the enemies and planet environment are your weapon!

    2022Action24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HELI 100 — Steam game cover

    HELI 100

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with X-Morph: Defense.

    Isometric bullet hell sci-fi shooter in a futuristic atmosphere

    2026ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tesla vs Lovecraft — Steam game cover

    Tesla vs Lovecraft

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with X-Morph: Defense.

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ascent — Steam game cover

    The Ascent

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with X-Morph: Defense.

    The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solstice Chronicles: MIA — Steam game cover

    Solstice Chronicles: MIA

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with X-Morph: Defense.

    In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

    2017Action14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ORE — Steam game cover

    ORE

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with X-Morph: Defense.

    ORE is a couch-cooperative twin stick shooter where you and up to three friends must fight through a handful of levels and navigate the planet's varied, alien surface to collect as much ORE as possible before the planet implodes. Defeat the planet’s corrupted Core Wurm, save the planet, and get rich before time runs out!

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with X-Morph: Defense.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Driver HD — Steam game cover

    Zombie Driver HD

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with X-Morph: Defense.

    Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.

    2012ActionIndieRacing1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to X-Morph: Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with X-Morph: Defense.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →