Single-player games like Zombie Defense
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Zombie Defense, 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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Yet Another Zombie Defense
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Defense.
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
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Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Defense.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
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City Defense Z
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Defense.
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
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They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Zombie Defense.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
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VERSUS SQUAD
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Defense.
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Free To Play with Zombie Defense.
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
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Atom Zombie Smasher
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zombie Defense.
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Zombie Defense.
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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Warplanes: WW1 Fighters
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Defense.
Become a pilot! Immerse in WW1 aerial combat like never before in a captivating VR experience. Be a pilot during the Great War in Warplanes: WW1 Fighters. No matter whether you prefer arcade games or flight simulators – a variety of options will let you adjust the game to your preferences.
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Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Defense.
Warplanes: Battles over Pacific opens the next chapter in aviation history. Become a World War II pilot and take part in the campaign against the Empire of Japan. The sequel to the hit Warplanes: WW1 Fighters, takes dogfight to a new level.
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The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Defense.
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
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The Pirate: Plague of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Zombie Defense.
Command the most fearsome pirates in an exciting Caribbean adventure! Plague of the Dead is a new installment of The Pirate series, featuring an open world without loading screens, dynamic day and night cycle and weather system, it offers each gamer an unforgettable experience.
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Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zombie Defense.
Build an army and lead your heroes into battle in an epic fantasy strategy game. Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game that will put you right in the middle of war between Humans, Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Dwarves and the undead.
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Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Defense.
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
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Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Zombie Defense.
Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan. Shogun’s Empire: Hex Commander is a turn-based strategy game with multi-layered gameplay mechanics.
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Space Commander: War and Trade
Single-player alternative to Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Defense.
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.