Single-player games like Hive
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Hive, 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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Khet 2.0
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
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Gem Rush
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
The well-loved board game comes to Steam. This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
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Simply Chess
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
The classic board game comes to Steam with asynchronous online play and 100 levels of AI. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.
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Small World
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
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Concordia: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
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Ogre
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
The official adaptation of the legendary wargame from Steve Jackson Games. Engage in futuristic warfare with armored hovercraft, superheavy tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic war machines called "Ogres".
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Animated Puzzles
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Hive.
Animated Puzzles Star is a Jigsaw - style puzzle game with a fun and fascinating twist, animated pictures. A wonderful pastime, in which beautiful photos are combined with natural motions and effects, giving you a puzzle experience above the ordinary.
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Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Hive.
The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
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Chess
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
The classic strategy game with gorgeous graphics, online gaming and intuitive interface.
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GO
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Go is a simple and minimalist game in which you have to position the launch of a ball to eliminate all the existing obstacles. Very good to pass the time, it contains 100 stages.
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Othello
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
The classic abstract strategy game comes to Steam! Othello is an ageless game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. Place tiles surrounding your opponents tiles to flip them to your color. Get to the end with more tiles of your color and you are the winner!
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Tatsu
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Japanese legend tells of a great battle between two mighty Dragon Lord armies, locked in combat on the peaks of Mount Hotaka, competing to win the hand of the Princess Kushinada, the last and most beautiful of eight sisters.
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Lost Cities
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hive.
Officially licensed version of the award winning Lost Cities by Reiner Knizia. Plan your expeditions wisely to outpace your rival's pursuits! After 3 rounds of adventuring, the player that had the most successful expeditions is the winner!