Single-player games like Pulslink
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pulslink, 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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Endless Void: Idle Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
Shoot. Upgrade. Die. Repeat. Defend against endless swarms in this minimalist idle tower defense. Construct an impenetrable fortress, research game-breaking tech, craft legendary gear, and harness cosmic abilities like Black Holes and Orbital Strikes. How deep into the Void can you survive?
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Quiet Bruise
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
Play as dumb plushies trying to keep a collapsing factory alive in this tower defence factory automation game. Build chaotic production lines, fight off hordes of cats and crocs, survive your own terrible decisions and keep the factory running.
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Overhead
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
Write code to command your defenses. Overhead is a strategy game where your code is your weapon; script turret (or sensor) behavior in JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Go, or any WASM language. Every scenario is seeded and deterministic. Write a better script, get a better score.
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Endustry
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pulslink.
Endustry is a game about building, exploring and surviving. Build machines and conveyor belts to collect resources. Try to survive with or without enemy waves depending on which game mode you play.
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ShapeHero Factory
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
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Rogue Cube Defense
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
Rogue Cube Defense is a minimalist roguelite tower defense game with procedurally generated path that you gradually build up. Each run is different as the upgrades you get from leveling up are random. Pick your towers loadout and come up with the best strategy to beat the hordes of enemies.
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Little Crimson Heroes
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pulslink.
Little Crimson Heroes is a cute 3D tower defense game. Command young fighters of the Red Star Republic, build defenses, deploy machine guns, cannons, mines, and troops, then take direct control to stop the White Moon Federation’s invasion. Hold the line!
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Flow Of War
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pulslink.
A classic RTS about building and defending your evolving base. Workers automatically gather resources and manage your economy while you focus on strategy. Build walls, towers, and traps, command elite armies, and survive endless procedurally generated enemy waves.
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Balloons
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pulslink.
Balloons is a single-player 2D racing game with roguelite elements. You can play as different emotive head balloons, breathe to gain lift, and enjoy fun and challenging tracks. The game has random map generation, different skill combinations. Win by reaching the finish line first.
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Terror Diversion
Single-player alternative to Pulslink — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pulslink.
This is a text-based horror game in which you investigate mysterious urban legends. Along the way, the player takes on the role of a character who gets “lost” and encounters a series of random events.