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Single-player games like REDCON

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to REDCON, 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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    Taur — Steam game cover

    Taur

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warpips — Steam game cover

    Warpips

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Northend Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Northend Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Toy Soldiers — Steam game cover

    Toy Soldiers

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with REDCON.

    Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

    2012ActionStrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bee Island — Steam game cover

    Bee Island

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    8-Bit Armies — Steam game cover

    8-Bit Armies

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — Steam game cover

    Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with REDCON.

    Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

    2014StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal — Steam game cover

    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cannon Fodder 3 — Steam game cover

    Cannon Fodder 3

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Cannon Fodder 3 is a tactical action game, which inherited the style and traditions of the original game. The war goes on and its scale is nearly the same as before. 500 conscripts are sent to meet their destiny. What awaits them? A general's stars or a bed of honor?

    2012Action14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman — Steam game cover

    Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with REDCON.

    Enter the world ripe with magic and monsters. Become the Black Swordsman and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG!

    2014ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Radiant Defense — Steam game cover

    Radiant Defense

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with REDCON.

    MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ritual: Spellcasting RPG — Steam game cover

    Ritual: Spellcasting RPG

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with REDCON.

    Watch the chaos unravel as you blaze through hordes of monsters in a unique spell-casting action RPG.

    2019ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flying Tank — Steam game cover

    Flying Tank

    Single-player alternative to REDCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with REDCON.

    Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →