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Single-player games like 1971 PROJECT HELIOS

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS, 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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    Overland — Steam game cover

    Overland

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Miasma Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Miasma Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.

    2023ActionStrategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland 2: Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Company of Crime — Steam game cover

    Company of Crime

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Company of Crime places you in the heart of 1960s London. Will you build an influential criminal empire, or head up an elite Scotland Yard task force and crack down on the rising tide of corruption? Case out targets, then dive into the melee with your hand-picked team of gangsters or detectives.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Banner Saga — Steam game cover

    The Banner Saga

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Banner Saga 3 — Steam game cover

    The Banner Saga 3

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel — Steam game cover

    Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...

    2009Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wintermoor Tactics Club — Steam game cover

    Wintermoor Tactics Club

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yasai Ninja — Steam game cover

    Yasai Ninja

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Yasai Ninja is a hack & slash game set in feudal Japan where Kaoru Tamanegi and Broccoli Joe face the most terrible vegetable-fighters. Play 1/2 Player mode and finish the adventure!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Toro — Steam game cover

    Toro

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    TORO, a bullfighting arcade video game where you will be able to challenge the bravest bulls ever digitalized in the most famous bullrings across the world. Become the number one bullfighter, or take control of the bull in special mini games to prove your skills, and teach the bullfighters a lesson!

    2016ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kyurinaga's Revenge — Steam game cover

    Kyurinaga's Revenge

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    3D platforming with high doses of action. Lots of challenging puzzles and frenetic combat. New characters and enemies. Play solo or with a friend in a local co-op mode. A 2D cartoonish and engaging living world, set in the Feudal Japan. Samurais, ninjas, ronins and more!

    2016Adventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Numantia — Steam game cover

    Numantia

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

    Units, heroes and battles inspired in real events. Deep narrative linked to the historical evolution of the conflict. Two different campaigns with their own heroes, troops, settlements and armies. Play solo or with a friend in a local 1v1 mode.

    2017StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Baby Shark™: Sing & Swim Party — Steam game cover

    Baby Shark™: Sing & Swim Party

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Swim across the wide ocean with the Shark Family to enjoy the Fin-tastic Festival. Choose from five customizable characters and play either in the runner or rhythmic game mode. Sing and swim to fin-omenal songs and get rewarded with tons of musical cards to add to your album.

    2023AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bratz® Rhythm & Style — Steam game cover

    Bratz® Rhythm & Style

    Single-player alternative to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Rule the runway and take the stage with the Bratz Pack! Customize fierce fashions, groove to songs from the Bratz Universe like ‘So Good’, and jet off to iconic cities. Outshine mean Burdine and the Tweevil Twins in epic fashion battles—solo or with friends.

    2025ActionAdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →