Single-player games like Master of Magic
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Master of 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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Fantasy General II
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Master of Magic.
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
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Thea 2: The Shattering
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
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Songs of Conquest
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Master of Magic.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
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Age of Fear 3: The Legend
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
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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Sorcerer King: Rivals
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
Explore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?
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Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
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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Age of Wonders
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Master of Magic.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
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Master of Orion
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Master of Magic.
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
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Thea: The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Master of Magic.
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
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Project Thea
Single-player alternative to Master of Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Master of Magic.
Wake to a brutal world bent on destroying your colony. Rebuild, Explore the Wastelands, and Gather scarce resources. Will you strike a deal with the ruthless Baba Yaga - or hack a rogue Cyber-Rat to turn it into an ally? A dark strategy-survival RPG with card-based tactical combat.