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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021StrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Notice Me Leena-senpai! — Steam game cover

    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!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Door Defense — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022StrategyCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Labyrinthian Lockdown — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elemental Magic Wars — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Island Crusaders — Steam game cover

    Island Crusaders

    Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.

    Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Immortal Sect Defend — Steam game cover

    Immortal Sect Defend

    Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.

    Guard the Sect Eye or lose everything. Build immortal towers to defend against demon hordes. Explore dangerous realms, slay beasts, and upgrade your defenses in this unique cultivation tower defense game.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Element TD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element TD.

    Defender of the Kingdom: Tower Defense is a colorful medieval tower defense strategy game where orcs and their horde attacked the kingdom and now the fate of the kingdom is in your hands, defenders!

    2019StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →