Single-player games like Zombo Buster Rising
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Zombo Buster Rising, 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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Zombo Buster Advance
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
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They Are Coming
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.
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Let Them Come
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.
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GIBZ
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
Shoot, slice and surf on zombies by yourself or with friends. Fight overwhelming amounts of zombies and other monsters summoned by an evil wizard (ooOooOOOo spooky) in an early 1900s London.
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Over 9000 Zombies!
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
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Zombotron
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombo Buster Rising.
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Nasty Zombies
Single-player alternative to Zombo Buster Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombo Buster Rising.
Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.