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A short lane-defense strategy prologue where you manage a kingdom's gold and units against mythical threats.

The Ember Guardian
A single-player post-apocalyptic roguelike strategy game about gathering resources, building defenses by day, and surviving creature waves at night.
2026-04-17
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The Monarch: First Light
Games like The Monarch: First Light

Find the Steam hidden gems

single-players with secrets you find without a guideor

Edit search

Games like The Monarch: First Light

A short lane-defense strategy prologue where you manage a kingdom's gold and units against mythical threats.

The Ember Guardian
A single-player post-apocalyptic roguelike strategy game about gathering resources, building defenses by day, and surviving creature waves at night.
2026-04-17
- Shooter

Action

Adventure

Survival

Strategy

Side view

Legend of Keepers: Prologue

A short free-to-play strategy/RPG prologue about managing dungeon defenses, with a fun and relaxing but simplistic loop per reviews.

2019-10-10

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

A free medieval fantasy strategy prequel focused on settlement building, army raising, and horde defense, with very positive reviews and about five hours of typical reviewer playtime.

2025-04-30

Strategy
Simulator

Dingletopia: Nation Under Siege (by Orcs)

A comedic single-player fantasy strategy game where a prince's conquest plans are interrupted by orcs, offering a light, short experience (about 4-5 hours).

2020-07-15

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue

A free strategy/simulation prologue about building an evil dungeon to attract heroes and profit from their exploration, offering a fun and compact introductory slice.

2024-07-29

Legacy of Defense - Prologue

A free-to-play fantasy prologue mixing side-scrolling action and deck-building to defend against monster waves.

2024-08-04

Thronefall

A minimalist strategy-action kingdom-defense game with a charming, addictive loop, typically lasting about 8 hours.

2024-10-11

Action
Survival
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Fighting
Indie
Arcade

The King is Watching

A single-player dark-fantasy roguelite kingdom builder where your royal gaze decides between resource production and army training across randomized runs.

2025-07-21

Action
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Historical

Becastled

A single-player castle-building tower defense strategy game that blends cozy daytime construction with tense nighttime defense, with a fairly short campaign.

2025-10-22

Strategy
Tactical
Indie
Simulator
Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Citizens: Far Lands - Prologue

A free city-building and puzzle strategy prologue where you extract resources, manage population, and build a settlement, wrapping up in about an hour.

2023-03-07

Kingdom's Deck

A card-based city builder where you build by day and defend by night, mixing deckbuilding, resource management, and siege defense.

2025-04-27

Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

Legacy of Defense

A casual fantasy deckbuilding-defense strategy game with an idle-roguelike feel and a roughly 8-hour reviewer playtime.

2025-09-14

Strategy
Indie
Side view
Simulator

The Ember Guardian