Single-player games like Ground Pounders
Below are 12 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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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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Battle Worlds: Kronos
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.
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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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Athena Crisis
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
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Pandora: First Contact
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Pounders.
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
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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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Wargroove
Single-player alternative to Ground Pounders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ground Pounders.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
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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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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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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.