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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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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Greed Corp
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hive.
Turn-based strategy at its finest.
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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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Chaos Reborn
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Hive.
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Hive.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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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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Gremlins, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Hive.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
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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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Go
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Hive.
Classic Weiqi, Igo, Baduk, 圍棋 Discover Go Like Never Before! Welcome to a world where strategy and skill meet in the ancient game of Go, now available at your fingertips.
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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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Simply Chess
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual 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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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!