Single-player games like Idle Protocol
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Idle Protocol, 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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Booster Pack Heroes
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Idle Protocol.
A short incremental game about opening booster packs and surviving monster hordes. Discover rare heroes, upgrade their power, cast powerful spells and climb through ever harder chapters.
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Bottom Squad
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Protocol.
An idle defense game at the bottom of your screen. Build your squad, upgrade your base, and hold the line against relentless alien waves while you work or browse.
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Emojis vs Zombies
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!
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Last Watchtower
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
Last Watchtower is a short incremental defense game. Gather resources, pick upgrades, and unlock powerful tower abilities. Experiment with diverse builds, withstand relentless monster waves, and grow stronger with every run through permanent meta-progression.
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Godcore
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
A minimalist single player DOTA-like game. GODCORE is a runic war of lanes: march your warband down the road, command your Einherjar, wake your towers, and break the corrupted heart before yours shatters — one land of the saga at a time.
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ShredDead
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
ShredDead is a quirky relaxing incremental zombie-shredding game focused on progression with no fail states. Defeat endless waves, collect loot, grow your skill tree and evolve the zombies.
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Thousand Floors
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
Tower Climbers carry amber light; allies follow through misty pagodas in an endless Eastern tower. Thousands Floors blends side-view pixel art with hands-off combat—summon, upgrade, and let them climb. Grow via allies, floor lockdown, and relics.
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Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
Single-player alternative to Idle Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Idle Protocol.
A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!