Single-player games like ValeGuard
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to ValeGuard, 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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Warlords Under Siege
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with ValeGuard.
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.
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Border Pioneer
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ValeGuard.
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
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Conan Unconquered
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ValeGuard.
From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.
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Gnomes
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde
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Kingdoms and Castles
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
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MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
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Becastled
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
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Farthest Frontier
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
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They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ValeGuard.
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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Reignfall
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ValeGuard.
Reignfall is a real-time strategy game with elements of city-building and third-person action. Build a city and defend your keep against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Can you survive against the fallen horde?
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Temporal Titans
Single-player alternative to ValeGuard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with ValeGuard.
Temporal Titans is a Tower-Defense game with Time Travel. Send mechs back to previous waves to prevent your defeat, and protect your salvage team from the monstrous Grell as you scavenge the ruins of a lost earth. Rewind, rethink, and reclaim the future!