Single-player games like Home Defense Zombie War
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Home Defense Zombie War, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Home Defense Zombie War page.
Ranked picks
- 1

Glowbot Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Defense Zombie War.
Competitive endless sci-fi tower defense game with global leaderboards where you strategically place and upgrade Glowbots to stop waves of enemies across vibrant space maps.
- 2

Tower & Invasion
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Home Defense Zombie War.
A fast-paced PvP tower defense where you must defend your castle, send enemy waves, and use powerful abilities to overwhelm your opponent.
- 3

Aegis Legends
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Home Defense Zombie War.
Aegis Legends is a PVE competitive tower defence game crossed with an action shooter. Play alone or with up to 3 others to achieve the highest survival mode scores or play one of the ever growing list of competitive mini games!
- 4

Unsung Heroes: Card Wars
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Defense Zombie War.
This is an auto-battler game featuring large turn-based elements with small real-time aspects, and it has an off-battlefield growth system. Develop your camp, upgrade your characters, refine items, freely combine cards during battles, and use well-timed construction to complete levels.
- 5

Knight Legion: Rpg Strategy
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Home Defense Zombie War.
Lead 4 unique heroes and an army of 12 soldiers to reclaim 100 levels across 10 islands. Defend your monument, level up, upgrade gear, and craft powerful items in this action-packed RPG strategy. Will your legion cleanse the islands of the creature infestation?
- 6

The Hero We Need
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Defense Zombie War.
Create your own distinctive towers, enhance only the necessary components, and experiment with them in quick battle mode. THWN enables you to craft each tower individually using runes that determine the projectile and its effects, giving you the freedom to adopt strategies that suit your play style.
- 7

Car Wash TD - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Home Defense Zombie War.
A simple one-of-a-kind tower defense game where you need to wash cars before they reach the end of the road. Create mazes. Upgrade your towers. Wash all sorts of cars, trucks, boats, and planes.
- 8

Battle Waves: Card Tactics
Single-player alternative to Home Defense Zombie War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Home Defense Zombie War.
A fast-paced Card Battler with Tower Defense action! Claim victory in the Roguelite Deckbuilder campaign and Online Multiplayer. Collect all the factions to explore thousands of strategic combinations.