Single-player games like Dead Weight
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Weight, 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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Blightstone
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
A challenging, turn-based strategy with a roguelike edge. Lead a team of adventurers to destroy the Blightstone and free the world from corruption. Use free movement, dynamic environments and collectable skills to save the crystal, and save the world.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
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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Blackguards 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
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!
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The Banner Saga 3
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
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.
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Pathway
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Weight.
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Dead Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dead Weight.
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.