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Single-player games like The Missing Link

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Missing Link, 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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    FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles — Steam game cover

    FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Missing Link.

    Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.

    2025StrategyRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forged of Blood — Steam game cover

    Forged of Blood

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    A fantasy turn-based tactical RPG built on depth and mechanical complexity, featuring classless character building, strategic management, and small unit tactics on a world scale.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathway — Steam game cover

    Pathway

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Dragoness: Command of the Flame — Steam game cover

    The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Missing Link.

    The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.

    2022StrategyRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Eidolons — Steam game cover

    Lost Eidolons

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Deity — Steam game cover

    Dark Deity

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark — Steam game cover

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    封神榜2022 — Steam game cover

    封神榜2022

    Single-player alternative to The Missing Link — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Missing Link.

    This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →