Single-player games like 100K ZOMBIES
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 100K 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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Shelf Stable
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 100K ZOMBIES.
Helix Dynamics sold the world a miracle product labeled Shelf Stable. It wasn't. Horde-scale tower defense: hold Checkpoint Voss against tens of thousands of infected hosts, research heavier hardware, and come back until nothing is left walking.
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Emojis vs Zombies
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 100K ZOMBIES.
Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!
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Respect The Horde
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 100K ZOMBIES.
You're outnumbered. Outsmart them. Lure hordes of zombies into deadly traps, shape their path with obstacles, and grow stronger with every kill. But know when to walk away before overconfidence and greed turn your strategy into uncontrollable chaos.
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IronFire Idle Defense
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 100K ZOMBIES.
Defend IronFire against endless waves of zombies in this defense game with idle mechanics and roguelite progression. Create near-infinite builds, unlock multiple weapon types, upgrade your defenses, gain powerful bonuses, and more! How many days can you survive?
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Here Come the Orcs!
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 100K ZOMBIES.
Here Come the Orcs! is a pixel-art strategy tower defense game. Face dense, relentless orc hordes, build a wide variety of defenses, and explore over a thousand talent nodes to protect your core.
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Swarm Slasher
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 100K ZOMBIES.
An endless, seething swarm of tens of thousands of monsters is coming for you. Hold back the tide of biomass in frantic battles! Build your defenses, annihilate everything that moves, and upgrade your death blender to insane power. Can you withstand 100,000 enemies at once?
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Barely Outnumbered
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 100K ZOMBIES.
Start with one tower. Kill monsters, earn Scrap, and spend it on more towers and better upgrades. An incremental tower defense where your fortress survives between assaults. Pause whenever you need to plan, then see how far you can push it. Prestige when you're ready to start again, stronger.
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TowOrbs
Single-player alternative to 100K ZOMBIES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 100K ZOMBIES.
TowOrbs is an incremental tower defense game where where you face down hordes of wolves. Master unique tower paths, unlock powerful permanent upgrades and slice through your foes with spinning orbs of destruction!