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Single-player games like Respect The Horde

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Respect The Horde, 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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    Sunset Survival: Miami — Steam game cover

    Sunset Survival: Miami

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Respect The Horde.

    Gear up, get out, and survive the neon-soaked apocalypse. Sunset Survival: Miami is a top-down PvE extraction shooter. Raid a mutant-infested Miami for vital supplies, blast your way through enemy hordes, upgrade your base, and unlock powerful skills. Can you make it out alive?

    2027ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEATH PLUNDER-亡命掠夺者 — Steam game cover

    DEATH PLUNDER-亡命掠夺者

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Respect The Horde.

    《Death Plunder-亡命掠夺者》is a 2D pixel platen survival game,You'll play as a mortal who risks everything for a treasure,Deep into the quarantined zombie island,plunder all kinds of loot and supplies To ensure survival.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape from Junglekov — Steam game cover

    Escape from Junglekov

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    Use limited resources to try to acquire more equipment, and then continuously explore the scene to survive.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crimson Deluge — Steam game cover

    Crimson Deluge

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Respect The Horde.

    Hold the walls. Survive the night. The horde doesn’t stop. Top-down zombie wave defense: fortify your base, manage ammo and survivors, and unleash heavy firepower before the dead climb over their own corpses.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IronFire Idle Defense — Steam game cover

    IronFire Idle Defense

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    Defend IronFire against endless waves of zombies in this defense game with idle mechanics and roguelite progression. Create near-infinite builds, unlock multiple weapon types, upgrade your defenses, gain powerful bonuses, and more! How many days can you survive?

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bermuda Bastion — Steam game cover

    Bermuda Bastion

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    Survive 33 days in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle! Build triangular structures to defend against malevolent squares, pentagons, and other geometric monsters. In this chaotic city-builder roguelike, every mistake pulls your Bastion closer to the depths.

    2027StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Land of Glarefall — Steam game cover

    Land of Glarefall

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    An action-adventure survival game where every night could be your last. Explore a vast, dangerous world where survival depends on smart resource management, tactical combat, and what you choose to do before night falls.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DET-33 — Steam game cover

    DET-33

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Respect The Horde.

    A bullet-heaven roguelite in the ruins of new London. Take contracts from four warring factions, build a gun that breaks the game, and reach the evac before the city closes over you. 700+ weapons, interlocking build engines, and a fresh map every run.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena — Steam game cover

    GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena

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

    Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Plan B — Steam game cover

    No Plan B

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plan A — Steam game cover

    Plan A

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Echoes of the Architects — Steam game cover

    Echoes of the Architects

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

    Design the perfect units, program their behavior, and unleash them in fully automated battles. Refine your creations throughout the campaign, then outsmart all your opponents online.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Whispers of the Architects — Steam game cover

    Whispers of the Architects

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

    Echoes of the Architects is a fast-paced real-time strategy game where creativity drives victory. Design modular, programmable units to build your perfect army. Adapt and outsmart your opponents in dynamic skirmishes that reward tactical precision, ingenuity, and strategic mastery.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endless Escalation — Steam game cover

    Endless Escalation

    Single-player alternative to Respect The Horde — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Respect The Horde.

    A strategy-driven incremental where choices actually matter. Upgrade costs scale together, forcing meaningful trade-offs instead of blindly upgrading everything. Build defenses, specialize your army, and adapt to overcome ever-evolving enemy forces.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →