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Single-player games like Kingdoms vs Zombies

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Kingdoms vs Zombies, 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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    坍塌世界 — Steam game cover

    坍塌世界

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    "Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE AEON FALL — Steam game cover

    THE AEON FALL

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Endless waves of 100,000 infected pour toward you. A brutally hard roguelike defense built on the Paradox of Progress: every advance raises the noise, and louder noise draws a deadlier swarm. Design your base, break through with one unit you control, and adapt each run. Survive a planet alone.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids — Steam game cover

    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    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.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axom: Conquest — Steam game cover

    Axom: Conquest

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.

    2026StrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Kingdom RTS — Steam game cover

    Little Kingdom RTS

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    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.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Possessed Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Possessed Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Defend your kingdom or rush the enemy in this Deckbuilding RTS. Build your base, scale your economy, and draw custom paths for your troops to break enemy defenses. Win battles, steal the king's cards, and build the ultimate deck.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Before the Walls Break — Steam game cover

    Before the Walls Break

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Build your village, fortify your walls, and survive relentless waves of enemies in this strategy tower defense game with resource management and active battlefield abilities.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Land of Glarefall — Steam game cover

    Land of Glarefall

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    An action-adventure survival game where every night could be your last. Explore a vast, dangerous world where survival depends on smart resource management, tactical combat, and what you choose to do before night falls.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Risen Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Risen Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.

    2020StrategyIndie0.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diabolic — Steam game cover

    Diabolic

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game

    2018ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Expedition — Steam game cover

    The Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    The Expedition is a turn-based tactical game with an oppressive atmosphere of underground immersion.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sky Survivors — Steam game cover

    Sky Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Sky Survivors is an arena shooter roguelite. Choose from a variety of skills, unlock unique characters and weapons. Build «stairway to heaven» — a sky tower, each floor of which gives your character a unique bonus. Create your own overpowered build to survive against hordes of monsters!

    2023ActionIndie0.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

    2023StrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Battles — Steam game cover

    Tiny Battles

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Tiny Battles is a tactical action auto-battler where battles take place automatically in the arena.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS — Steam game cover

    Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Milky Way is a unique mix of Tower Defense, RTS, Auto-Battler and Survivors. Build your base, choose random upgrades and use powerful skills to survive against hordes of enemies.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Tower TD 2 — Steam game cover

    Block Tower TD 2

    Single-player alternative to Kingdoms vs Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kingdoms vs Zombies.

    Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.

    2024StrategyIndie1.29 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →