Single-player games like Wake the Beacon
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Wake the Beacon, 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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Protect the Pit
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wake the Beacon.
A short incremental clicker game that blends the strategy of tower defense with the depth of sprawling upgrade trees. Build your own winding mazes to repel the oncoming hordes!
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Sky of Destruction
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Sky of Destruction is a top-down shooter created by a team of two people. Combine aircrafts in your combat fleet, which will help you during the mission. Your goal is to destroy the enemy aircraft carrier or buildings, breaking through the enemy air armada. Explosions and total destruction!
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Pixel Orbit
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Incremental game about defending Earth from impending danger. Develop your Skill Tree to setup automatic turrets and various other defensive mechanisms.
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Cosmic Crusher
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Incremental game about protecting solar system. Destroy asteroids with a huge arsenal of weapons, upgrade your skills through a massive skill tree, and defend the solar system from hostile alien fleets. How far can you go?
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Dyeversion
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Dyeversion is a color-routing tower defense. Drag liquid hoses from color sources to your towers, mix colors to forge powerful COMBO towers, and route your pipes around the enemy path. Battle dozens of levels, earn tokens, and unlock a deep skill tree.
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Traveloot
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Traveloot is a solo or couch co-op run-based incremental adventure where you explore islands, gather resources, recruit adventurers, and grow stronger through an upgrade tree.
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Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
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Star Survivor
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Wake the Beacon.
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
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Monster Flipper
Single-player alternative to Wake the Beacon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Wake the Beacon.
Monster Flipper is a short incremental game where you buy and level monsters, smash them with a giant hammer for gold, and unlock swords and artifacts to automate your progress.