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Single-player games like BlackChain

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to BlackChain, 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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    Five Nations — Steam game cover

    Five Nations

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

    Five Nations is a real-time sci-fi strategy game for PC platform. Encompassing tactical combat in space in real-time mixed with micromanagement of economy, construction, and production featuring different kind of single player modes.

    2021StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endeavor: Rite of Passage — Steam game cover

    Endeavor: Rite of Passage

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

    Take command of powerful armies with intuitive player controls and classic RTS features and feel. Control powerful super-weapons and elite units through a 21-mission campaign. Continue the fight on 16 skirmish and 8 unique survival maps.

    2025StrategyIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rank: Warmaster — Steam game cover

    Rank: Warmaster

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

    Stranded on Mars with next to nothing, build a city, assemble a fleet, and expand your empire to survive a hostile solar system in this new take that combines elements of space combat and RTS inspired by the classics.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IRON GUARD (Non VR) — Steam game cover

    IRON GUARD (Non VR)

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

    A sci-fi Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with player controlled drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    2022ActionStrategyFree To PlaySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swarm Queen — Steam game cover

    Swarm Queen

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

    A quick-to-learn but challenging real-time strategy game where you spawn an army of space-bugs that control themselves.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation7.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Command — Steam game cover

    Rogue Command

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

    True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.

    2024ActionStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crossfire: Legion — Steam game cover

    Crossfire: Legion

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

    Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.

    2022ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™ — Steam game cover

    Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

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

    The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 — Steam game cover

    Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

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

    The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brood — Steam game cover

    Brood

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

    Immerse into a mythical meadow full of unrevealed secrets as you play as a fox attempting to find his way home.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rum & Gun — Steam game cover

    Rum & Gun

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

    Rum & Gun combines fast-paced shooter action with ARPG loot and character building. Journey across the Indian Ocean, uncover the secrets of the Drunken God, and become a legendary pirate captain. You're not on the Caribbean anymore...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →