Single-player games like Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword, 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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Dungeon Deathball
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
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Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
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Rack and Slay
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
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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For The King
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
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Dark Deity
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
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For The King II
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Unknown Castle
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Unknown Castle is a puzzle adventure, where you explore your old family castle, controlling 2 characters helping each other.
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Dr. Atominus
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Dr. Atominus is a short platformer with metroidvania elements and a cool sci-fi story.
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New Supper Banana!
Single-player alternative to Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword.
Adventure! Drama! New Supper Banana! is a funny adventure platformer drawn entirely in a notebook!