Single-player games like Envy the Dead
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Envy the Dead, 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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Craft In Abyss
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.
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Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.
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Idle Hero
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
Idle Hero is a reference game in its genre. No endless walkthrough and unreachable goals. Everything is completable with guaranteed fun, pleasure and challenging but fair tasks.
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Under the Ruin
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
Lead a squad into the ruins, scavenging resources while fending off relentless swarms. In this unique, expansion-style tower defense game, explore regions, grow your forces, and stop the cataclysm to save humanity.
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Notice Me Leena-senpai!
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Envy the Dead.
Oh no! The Demon Lord is attacking! Help Leena-senpai defend her school and city against the Demon Lords minions!
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Abyss Protection TD
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Abyss Protection - dynamic, endless Tower Defense. Fight off the attacks of the inhabitants of the abyss, expand your possessions. Build formidable weapons that will help repulse enemies. Defeat the main evil.
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Now Open! Horror House
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
This is a simulation management and tower defense type game where players take on the role of a "Horror House Owner". Using various mechanisms and props, players aim to scare off visitors who come to challenge the "Horror House", gradually expanding and strengthening the business.
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No Heroes Here 2
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
A group of non-adventurers is the last hope in defending the castle in this chaotic co-op tower defense game with roguelike features. With up to 4 players, your party must organize the castle, work as a team to craft ammo, and shoot at enemies to protect your kingdom!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Gedonia
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Envy the Dead.
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
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Gedonia 2
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Envy the Dead.
Gedonia 2 is an online coop RPG, which allows up to 4 players to freely explore living open world and build absolutely unique characters. An expanded and improved sequel for RPG Gedonia.
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Galaxy Squad
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
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Putrefaction
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
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The Tape
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
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Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
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Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.