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Single-player games like Space Scum

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Space Scum, 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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    Battle Brothers — Steam game cover

    Battle Brothers

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark — Steam game cover

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Eidolons — Steam game cover

    Lost Eidolons

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    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.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander — Steam game cover

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) — Steam game cover

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Scum.

    A retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a massively enhanced version of the Award Winning indie strategy RPG, Halcyon 6.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jagged Alliance 3 — Steam game cover

    Jagged Alliance 3

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Scum.

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

    2023ActionStrategy13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tactics Ogre: Reborn — Steam game cover

    Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Space Scum.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Honey, I Joined a Cult — Steam game cover

    Honey, I Joined a Cult

    Single-player alternative to Space Scum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Scum.

    It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation21.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →