Single-player games like The Anchored Hour
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Anchored Hour, 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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Soul Merger
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Soul Merger is a merge-driven auto-battler roguelite where you play an active role. Summon the souls of fallen warriors, merge them into higher tiers, and fight alongside your army to defeat waves of undead.
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Towered
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Defend the Nexus, run after run. Build under population limits, balance gold and mana, draft augments as you level, and spend gems on a permanent power-up tree in this pixel-art tower defense roguelite.
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Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
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Next Level: Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Race-based tower defense. Build your army, defend your king, and send waves at your rivals. Up to 8-player FFA, 2v2 & 4v4 teams, and singleplayer. Crossplay on Windows, Linux, macOS & Steam Deck.
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Dwarven Rampart
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Raise massive armies and fight thousands of enemies. Dwarven Rampart is a fantasy roguelite strategy game where you build dwarven cities and fight massive fights. How long can you survive?
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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
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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Hold The Mine
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with The Anchored Hour.
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
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Seven Nights of the Black Tide
Single-player alternative to The Anchored Hour — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anchored Hour.
Seven Nights of the Black Tide is a dark fantasy strategy game about survival and defense. Gather resources, assign survivors, repair walls, build defenses, and prepare by day. When night falls, hold back the Black Tide and protect your last stronghold through seven deadly nights.