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Single-player games like SPUM TD

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SPUM TD, 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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    ByteCrawler — Steam game cover

    ByteCrawler

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with SPUM TD.

    Pick a hero, build your swarm, and hold off enemy waves. Place units, watch your energy, and level up to survive in this lane-defense strategy game!

    2026StrategyCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Glowbot Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Glowbot Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    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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    Iconia Defenders — Steam game cover

    Iconia Defenders

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    Build mazes, customize your deck and travel through time, in a nostalgic tower defense game with a minimalist feel and a rogue-lite twist. Only you can save the Tree of Life from the malevolent forces of The Corruption...

    2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Graphic Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Graphic Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    This is a minimalist-style tower defense game that is easy-going and relaxing, with a moderate level of difficulty. Build your tower formations to fend off enemies. It also supports online multiplayer, allowing you to team up and experience an unprecedented level of tower defense fun!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elemental Magic Wars — Steam game cover

    Elemental Magic Wars

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    A hero-based 3D tower defense game featuring 9 elements, elemental reactions, RPG growth, gear drops, and thrilling battles. Command your heroes, build your defense, and face endless waves of elemental enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ink & Void — Steam game cover

    Ink & Void

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    A storybook tower defense where stationery knights fight the Void. Deploy pencil swordsmen, fountain pen mages, and eraser monks across four chapters. Evolve units via class changes and build your deck with cards earned each stage. Languages: Japanese / English / Chinese

    2026StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slorbis: Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Slorbis: Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    Immerse yourself in the cozy, minimalist world of Slorbis: Tower Defense. Build towers with unique roles, buy modifiers of varying rarities, collect money, and face the unpredictability of procedurally generated maps as you defend the king from dark spirits.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eternal 4 Rounds — Steam game cover

    Eternal 4 Rounds

    Single-player alternative to SPUM TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SPUM TD.

    A dynamic low-poly Tower Defense. Command mobile squads and repel attacks from 4 factions. Collect gold from settlements during battle to craft equipment—the currency for hiring new troops. Defeat titanic bosses, upgrade your camp, and unlock elite tiers for your army!

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →