Single-player games like Mage and Monsters
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Mage and Monsters, 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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Mage and Monsters II
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Recruit a hero to lead your army, and use spells while they fight for you. Mage & Monsters 2 is an active auto battler, where you choose to either enhance the strength of your hero, reinforce the might of your army, or increase the power of your spells.
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There Are No Orcs
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
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Tinyfolks
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Train your folks, defeat monsters and upgrade your town!
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The Dungeon Beneath
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
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Warpips
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
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Just King
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
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Spellmasons
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells. Play solo or team up with your friends in online multiplayer, and explore a deep magic system where clever combinations yield powerfully satisfying results!
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Commander Quest
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mage and Monsters.
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
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Calturin
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Calturin is a Bullet Hell Boss Rush game where you are resurrected by a necromancer who now holds you in his power. Promised your freedom if you do his bidding, you must traverse the Gauntlet of Portals to unknown lands and face deadly beings.
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Behold Battle
Single-player alternative to Mage and Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Guess which army will win, and watch them fight for your amusement. Behold Battle is a simple auto battler, where you see heroes and monsters fight to the death in randomly generated battles.