Single-player games like Explodey Towers
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Explodey Towers, 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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Castle And Cursor
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Explodey Towers.
Do you like Tower Defense and also clicking the cursor? Then defend your castle with itself and with your cursor. Each castle has its own unique upgrades. Complete stages unlock different castles and upgrade your cursor skills.
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Endless Tower Survivors
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Explodey Towers.
Endless Tower Survival is a roguelite tower defense survival game where a single tower fights against endless hordes of enemies. Combine weapons and upgrades to create unlimited power tower and survive as long as possible.
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The Sentinel
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Explodey Towers.
Defend your castle against waves of invaders in 'The Sentinel,' a tower defense game. Strategically upgrade weapons and defenses, make tough choices, and immerse yourself in intense battles. Will you triumph and protect your realm?
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Packed Lair
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Explodey Towers.
You are an evil lord with a hero problem and not nearly enough floor space. Draft buildings, pack them into your cramped lair, toil to earn money to expand, create powerful monster synergies, and send your chaotic army of minions to repel wave after wave of heroic do-gooder pests.
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Zombie Tower Survivor
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Explodey Towers.
Survive the zombie apocalypse in this top-down, tower-defense game with survivor-like elements. Customize your magic tower with talents and upgrades to defend it against zombie waves. Can you keep your tower alive?
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Magic Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Explodey Towers.
Self moving chess, RTS, Meat pigeon game. In the game, you will control the hero, lead a powerful army, release powerful magic, have a strong city defense, and coordinate resource collection to resist the enemy's strong attack
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Starfend
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Explodey Towers.
Pick cards, equip stones, chain color synergies — and survive endless meteor waves. A 3D sci-fi tower defense roguelite where every run builds different and hits harder.
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Bannerlings
Single-player alternative to Explodey Towers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Explodey Towers.
Bannerlings is a strategy roguelike auto battler where you recruit, fuse, and customize units with emblems to build powerful synergies and overcome escalating, randomized encounters.