Single-player games like Waveguard
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Waveguard, 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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Slorbis: Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
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.
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Magic Chess
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
Magic Chess, inspired by Chess and Chinese Chess, breaks free from traditional boundaries by introducing brand-new pieces and items. The game supports Single Player, Custom Matches, Local Multiplayer, and Online Random Matchmaking.
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Odin's Fate
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
Discover Norse mythology in a story-driven Tower Defense game. Defeat hordes of enemies, develop your abilities, unlock new heroes, recruit Einherjar, manipulate time, and change your fate, Odin, son of Bor! Will you manage to stop the impending Ragnarök?
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One Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
One Tower Defense is a Roguelike Tower Defense game where you control a single tower. Gather resources, buy weapons and upgrades, and fight endless waves of enemies. Play in single-player mode or in multiplayer mode, where the last survivor wins.
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Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
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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Knights vs Aliens
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
Command knights, aliens, and other historically dubious nations in a free real-time tower conquest game rebuilt from a 2009 iPad original. Grow armies, capture towers, and outmaneuver adaptive AI through 30 campaign levels.
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Slotbound
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
A roguelike auto-battler defense where luck meets strategy. Spin a 3x3 slot machine to summon units and grow your army by absorbing others. Use Items and Cores to manipulate the odds and survive challenging judgement waves and boss waves. Every spin and every choice counts.
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For Our King
Single-player alternative to Waveguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Waveguard.
A medieval Tower Defense x Autobattler Roguelite. Defend your Keep across escalating waves, recruit different unit types, and cast spells from different Schools of Magic. Spend what you earn on a skill tree with over 300 upgrades, and place them on a Decree Bar with many unique modifiers and mults.