Single-player games like Element TD
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Element TD, 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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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
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Notice Me Leena-senpai!
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Oh no! The Demon Lord is attacking! Help Leena-senpai defend her school and city against the Demon Lords minions!
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Waveguard
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Element TD.
A roguelike tower defense where every run reshapes your strategy. Build your team of towers, combine more than 80 artifacts, and explore a pixel-art world while taking on ever tougher challenges and bosses.
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Rogue Door Defense
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Element TD.
Rogue Door Defense is a tower defense mazing game with rogue-lite elements. Choose a door, defeat the enemies behind it and claim your unique reward. Build and upgrade different towers. Design your own maze to defend your lives against the attacking waves of monsters and powerful bosses.
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Labyrinthian Lockdown
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Klondor is in grave danger of being overwhelmed, enter the Labyrinth, prepare your defences, defend your Mana Crystal and annihilate the incoming waves of enemy forces that pose a threat to the Kingdom.
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Conquerline
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Conquerline is a real-time strategy and base-defense game where you build and evolve your civilization across eras. Expand your settlement, manage resources, grow your army, unlock new technologies, and use powerful Edicts to shape tactics and secure victory.
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Princess Vs Zombies: Mermaid Curse
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Join the little mermaid Marina on a quest to save the Castle of Stories from the dreadful Mist. Harness the magic of Fairy Dust to summon the memories of classic fairy tale characters, defeat corrupted creatures, and ensure that the world of fairy tales is not erased forever!
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Elemental Magic Wars
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
A hero-based 3D tower defense game featuring 9 elements, elemental reactions, RPG growth, gear drops, and thrilling battles. Command your heroes, build your defense, and face endless waves of elemental enemies.
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Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.