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Single-player games like Cossack and Magic

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cossack and Magic, 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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    NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence — Steam game cover

    NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence

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

    Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Company of Heroes 3 — Steam game cover

    Company of Heroes 3

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

    Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

    2023ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ultimate General: Civil War — Steam game cover

    Ultimate General: Civil War

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

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Attack on Toys — Steam game cover

    Attack on Toys

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

    Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Three Kingdoms: Innovatory — Steam game cover

    Three Kingdoms: Innovatory

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

    This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SandTable War: Three Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    SandTable War: Three Kingdoms

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

    "SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King's Orders — Steam game cover

    King's Orders

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

    King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ultimate General: American Revolution — Steam game cover

    Ultimate General: American Revolution

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

    American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.

    2024StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Virus Z — Steam game cover

    Virus Z

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

    Virus Z is a 3D zombie shooter with a third-person view. You must wade through crowds of the walking dead with your partner. Zombies are very fast here, and you will struggle to get away from them, so you must rely only on your reflexes and accuracy. Also, from out of nowhere, a huge monster-mutant may appear at any time

    2017ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mission Of Hero — Steam game cover

    Mission Of Hero

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

    You are a soldier in an elite, special squad that was sent to carry out a secret operation to steal information from the terrorists' base.

    2018ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Murder — Steam game cover

    Zombie Murder

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

    Zombie Murder - A brutal shooter with good graphics, special effects and hard-edged music. A large arsenal of weapons, crowds of monsters, seas of blood and explosions.

    2018ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Murder Hell Arrives — Steam game cover

    Zombie Murder Hell Arrives

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

    Command two robots with their own shooting methods. Choose which one to control, using different parameters and super attacks. Shooting monsters will help you upgrade your robot of choice. Face a giant boss at the end of each scene!

    2018ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turtle Lu — Steam game cover

    Turtle Lu

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

    Turtle Lu is an old-school Action-Adventure game, Explore immense 2D Zones.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Old Factory — Steam game cover

    Old Factory

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

    The game is either a first person or third person. To help you win, look for weapon in abandoned buildings, collect ammunition and first aid kits, hide and try to hold out until your last breath, but be wise, you have no friends here, so shoot everything that moves.

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Secret Laboratory — Steam game cover

    Secret Laboratory

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

    Secret Laboratory is a shooter with multiple options. You can play first person or third person, in a very fast and easy way to change.

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Defense Sudden Attack — Steam game cover

    Tower Defense Sudden Attack

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

    Tower Defense Sudden Attack is a strategy game set in a military base seized by many terrorists and now is under attack.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →