Single-player games like Tower Fortress
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Tower Fortress, 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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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Shovel Knight Dig
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
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Super House of Dead Ninjas
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
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30XX
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
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Hell is Other Demons
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Abathor
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
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Flinthook
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
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Super Crate Box
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Pretentious Game
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tower Fortress.
Enjoy the uncluttered and peculiar aesthetics of Pretentious Game and plunge wholeheartedly into a poetic and deep story.
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Kill The Plumber
Single-player alternative to Tower Fortress — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Fortress.
Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!