Single-player games like Metal Slug Tactics
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Metal Slug Tactics, 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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Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Metal Slug Tactics.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Metal Slug Tactics.
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.
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Gears Tactics
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Metal Slug Tactics.
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
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Rogue Waters
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal Slug Tactics.
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Metal Slug Tactics.
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Slug Tactics.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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Star Renegades
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Metal Slug Tactics.
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
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SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Strategy with Metal Slug Tactics.
Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!
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METAL SLUG DEFENSE
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metal Slug Tactics.
“METAL SLUG”, the pinnacle of 2D action-shooting on NEOGEO returns in a brand new strategy game on Steam!
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METAL SLUG X
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metal Slug Tactics.
“METAL SLUG X”, one of the most highly praised titles in the series among Metal Slug fans for its refined balance and game volume, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
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METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Metal Slug Tactics.
Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game!
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metal Slug Tactics.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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Rogue Lords
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Strategy with Metal Slug Tactics.
A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.
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Synergy
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Metal Slug Tactics.
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
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Isbarah
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Metal Slug Tactics.
Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.
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Wondershot
Single-player alternative to Metal Slug Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Metal Slug Tactics.
Wondershot is a local multiplayer battle arena! You have only one ammo and one life to defeat your opponent. Each round, your weapon changes and the map does too. No luck, just skill !