Single-player games like Protect Me
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Protect Me, 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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Airstrike One
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
You have an unique opportunity to control a deadly fighter. To break through temporary stretches and destroy as many enemy combat units as possible. You can use a high-speed machine gun and homing air-to-air missiles. Pick up the powerups to add armor and ammo.
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Defense the Farm
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Protect Me.
Short story of the farmer Bob. As on a sunny day,at his beloved farm began to arrive alive deads. As on this day, he seriously took up the defense of his territory. Defend the farm, destroy the incoming waves of amusing zombies using dexterity, tactics, and three types of weapons (pistol, rifle, automatic rifle).
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Thunderbolt
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
A stylish puzzle game where you play the role of something flying through the long corridors. The main task is to shoot down objects thereby collecting fuel, which very quickly ends. To avoid collisions with other figures and go to the coveted finish.
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Zombie Clicker Defense
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
Hire new soldiers and send them into battle with an inordinately growing army of various walking creatures.
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The Thing: Space X
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
At your disposal are a dozen of the best combat spacecraft equipped with death beams, machine guns and missiles. The sector is divided into several subsectors, which swarm with enemies. In the end, you will have an unbeatable boss - the "Thing".
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Quad Hopping
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Protect Me.
The simplest puzzle game is the reaction and the ability to make quick decisions. As we move, we score points and the game gradually accelerates, it is already harder to catch up on the cherished platform to jump even further, to a greater result.
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Cat Quest
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
The multi award-winning Action RPG. Some say 'Diablo with Cats' others a 'Super-cute Skyrim', whatever your take, Cat Quest's loot-fuelled cat-venture is as beautifully crafted, as its combat and magic are ultra-satisfying. Universally adored by critics - it'll have you purring for joy!
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Linelight
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
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Ruin City Gasolina
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
Eliminate the invasion of mechanical invaders and save what remains of the once great city.
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StepX
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Protect Me.
The most popular music game is now available on steam. The easiest way to realize your musical ideas is with just a few mouse clicks. In front of you is a panel with notes with different musical instruments. You can adjust the tempo, volume, tonality. You can import and export your creations.
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Snakeez
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Protect Me.
SNAKeez is a simple "snake" classic style game but with different physics.Here you have to collect not apples but eggs and snake's tail grows much faster.
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Pixelord
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
The simplest click runner for a long distance. Avoid the traps, jump over the abysses, run as far as possible from the haunting danger and maybe at the end expects salvation.
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Tactical Operations
Single-player alternative to Protect Me — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Protect Me.
Tactical Operations is a subsystem of investigative, organizational-preparatory, other actions and operational-search activities conducted under a single plan and aimed at solving individual intermediate tasks subordinated to the general objectives of investigating a criminal case.