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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.

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Ranked picks

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    Glowbot Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower & Invasion — Steam game cover

    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.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aegis Legends — Steam game cover

    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!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unsung Heroes: Card Wars — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Legion: Rpg Strategy — Steam game cover

    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?

    ActionStrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Hero We Need — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Car Wash TD - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battle Waves: Card Tactics — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →