Single-player games like Poker Defense
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Poker 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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Von Neumann Project
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Von Neumann Project is about a self replicating probe as it charts the galaxies, peacefully of course. Mine, build, expand, and explore in this sci-fi RTS. Remember to have as little impact on your surroundings as possible and protect yourself at all costs.
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HEXHOLD: SIX FORMATIONS
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Poker Defense.
Hex grid, 30 waves of endless night. Build your Six Formations, summon Three Kingdoms heroes, and defend the last stronghold through deckbuilding synergy.
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Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poker Defense.
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
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Kill The Hero
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poker Defense.
A Dungeon Builder, Autobattler and Deckbuilder in one. They call themselves “heroes”. You call them gold suppliers. Dig your domain, build deadly traps, place guards and play powerful cards as ever-stronger “heroes” invade your dungeon. Take their gold and build the World Domination Machine.
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Axom: Conquest
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poker Defense.
Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.
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Board Poker
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poker Defense.
A roguelike deckbuilder where you build a board, not just a hand. Drop cards onto the grid and score poker hands across every row, column, and diagonal at once. Stack rule-breaking augments, chain explosive combos, and rake in the gold.
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AGE OF ALIENS
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Poker Defense.
On an alien world, you must defend yourself in this unique base-building tower-defense game. Build a base by placing blocks, turrets and traps in order to survive the hoards of aliens.
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Plasma Dome
Single-player alternative to Poker Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Poker Defense.
Plasma Dome is a tactical tower defense with roguelite progression and no predefined paths. Defend your city from an aerial assault of geometric entities from another dimension.