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Single-player games like Volcan Defend the Tower

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Volcan Defend the Tower, 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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    Fortified — Steam game cover

    Fortified

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Wall — Steam game cover

    The Wall

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Defend the city, Fight the dead. In this fast paced zombie wall defence game set in a neon cyberpunk world, you must man the wall, upgrade defences and build robots and turrets. Face relentless waves of undead as you hold out as long as you can. Its not about if the wall falls its about when.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    幸存者 星星之火 | Survivor Spark — Steam game cover

    幸存者 星星之火 | Survivor Spark

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Survivor: Spark is the first episode of a series of anti alien invasion games. It's a classic transcendental third person shooting game!

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sanctum 2 — Steam game cover

    Sanctum 2

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orcs Must Die! 2 — Steam game cover

    Orcs Must Die! 2

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    McDROID — Steam game cover

    McDROID

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unstoppable Gorg — Steam game cover

    Unstoppable Gorg

    Single-player alternative to Volcan Defend the Tower — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Volcan Defend the Tower.

    Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!

    2012ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →