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Single-player games like Strife: The Expanse

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Strife: The Expanse, 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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    Hexmental — Steam game cover

    Hexmental

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    Bend the elements to your will — scout the dark with lightning, wall them in with stone, blast them into the sea. No waiting for turns in this simultaneous tactics arena: all magic erupts at once. Reshape the island in an intense PvP Crown Hunt, or tackle the campaign solo or in co-op.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Curse of the Dragonbeast — Steam game cover

    Curse of the Dragonbeast

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Strife: The Expanse.

    A turn-based tactical RPG with Team Roguelike Loot - help your team find the best build. Choose from 20+ playable professions, master over 130 unique items, and outsmart your enemies in unpredictable hex grid battles that reward adaptable strategy.

    StrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demeo — Steam game cover

    Demeo

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard — Steam game cover

    Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    Enter the fascinating world of turn-based tactical games and let yourself be carried away into a captivating story about heroes, castles and wizards. With a sophisticated AI and a variety of unique units, the game offers impressive depth of play and strategic variety.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fealty — Steam game cover

    Fealty

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    A turn-based war game where you must fight for the throne! Use tactics, strategy and magic to wage war. Destroy your enemies with steel and fireballs, or force them to bend the knee, and you will be king of the island!

    2024StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Imperia 4X — Steam game cover

    Space Imperia 4X

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Strife: The Expanse.

    A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.

    2026Strategy22.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Smoke and Steel — Steam game cover

    Smoke and Steel

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    Smoke and Steel is a turn-based wargame blending grand strategy, direct battlefield command, and traditional wargaming. Outthink, outflank, and outlast your enemies in the 18th century, where morale, fog of war, and timing decide the fate of empires.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction — Steam game cover

    MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction

    Single-player alternative to Strife: The Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strife: The Expanse.

    Read the wind, dial in your shot, and hit back harder. Battle friends or AI in 8-player matches. Random terrain and wind make every battle different. Earn cash to buy weapons from mortars to nukes, or defenses that keep you alive. Play flat or in VR, online or on one couch, with full crossplay.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →