Single-player games like Ground Pounders
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Ground Pounders, 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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Mordfield Command
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.
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Panzer Corps Gold
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
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Ogre
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
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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ENDLESS™ Legend
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
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Shadow Empire
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
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Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
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Kaiju-A-GoGo
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
Choose your giant monster! Destroy cities around the world! Rule the Earth in this light action-strategy game that harkens back to the classic PC monster city-stomping games of yesteryear!
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Fort Zombie
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ground Pounders.
In Fort Zombie, players are trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Organize and build a defense shelter from an impending wave of undead. Choose a building to be your Fort and forage for Food, Weapons, Supplies and People.