Single-player games like Valdrax Beyond the Rift
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Valdrax Beyond the Rift, 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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Classic Tower Defense 2
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
Classic tower defense rules meet modern systems. Build medieval towers, face adaptive waves, and experiment with upgrades, modifiers, and roguelike progression.
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ZeroSpace
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.
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Everlords
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
Everlords is a world-building RTS. Craft terrain to position vital resources, and fortify your base as you battle to reclaim and restore the dying world. Every choice you make becomes the foundation of either your triumph—or your downfall.
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Little Kingdom RTS
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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Stronghold HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Valdrax Beyond the Rift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Valdrax Beyond the Rift.
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.