Single-player games like Rock Paper Viking
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rock Paper Viking, 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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The Varitav
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Rock Paper Viking.
A top-down pixel art survivor roguelike. Play as a little fox, craft a powerful build against endless enemy waves, and survive across three distinct biomes. No permanent upgrades. You start from scratch every run. As the swarm grows stronger, surviving gets pretty hard.
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The Arena Pit
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
Ready for a blend of RPG and Tower Defense in a 2D rogue-lite game? Enter The Arena Pit! Choose your hero, wield powerful weapons and skills. Strategize your moves in the arena, setting traps, obstacles, and towers against hordes of monsters in the epic battle of good versus evil!
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Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
Rebel against your legacy in this farming action roguelite. Tend your spooky farm by day & defend your crops from enemies at night! Upgrade Voltaire, youngest son of Dracula, with devious new abilities & discover dozens of new plants to cultivate. Send dad a message: a vegan life is no missed steak!
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RESTLOS
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
Jump into action tower defense game where your character is your main strength! But don't forget about your allies and towers!
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Warriors of the End
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
Warriors of the End is a fast-paced tower-defense horde-battler roguelike. Defend the Princess against enemy hordes by strategically positioning and upgrading your towers, customize unique characters with deadly weapons and spells, discover mindblowing synergies and create game-breaking builds!
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Ballwark: Pinball Siege
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Rock Paper Viking.
Pinball meets Vampire Survivors in this dopamine-packed arcade roguelite! Launch enchanted balls, build deadly machines, and forge powerful synergies to crush relentless hordes.
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SinSiege
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
SinSiege is a action rogue-like/tower defense hybrid set in Hell, where humanity's embassies is under siege. Play as legendary heroes, build divine defenses, and face off against waves of demons corrupted by the Seven Sins in a battle to protect mankind’s final haven in hell.
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Rock Paper Viking — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rock Paper Viking.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?