Single-player games like Wartide
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Wartide, 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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MAR: Millions Are Rising
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wartide.
Millions of monsters are escaping the hole. Stop them with a unique arsenal of towers, nukes, and deep upgrades in this incremental tower defense game.
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Emojis vs Zombies
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wartide.
Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!
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Paper Tower: Idle Overlay
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Wartide.
A desktop companion idle auto-battler in isometric 3D that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things. Collect your loot, upgrade your tower and defeat endless waves of enemies.
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ShredDead
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Wartide.
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.
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Incrempire
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wartide.
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
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Desktop Hellfarmer
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Wartide.
A tiny dark fantasy auto-looter that lives on your desktop
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Slime Trader
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wartide.
Summon, place, and merge slimes to stop the larvae pouring from the pen. Collect 111 slimes across 12 grades from F to XXX, grow through runes and rebirths, trade eligible Steam Inventory items, and climb the stage leaderboard in this casual pixel-art horde defense game.
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Pixel Empires
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Wartide.
A pixel idle tower defense where your kingdom fights on its own. Workers gather, your army auto-battles endless waves, spells self-cast — you aim the bow, chain combos and choose what to upgrade. Bosses, titans, prestige, 100+ achievements. The night is endless. The bow is yours.
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Metal Thunder
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wartide.
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
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DriveWave
Single-player alternative to Wartide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Wartide.
Every keystroke powers your car across endless neon highways, from glowing deserts to midnight forests. Collect, customize, and embark on a driving journey, all while boosting your productivity.