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Single-player games like Etherlords II

Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Etherlords II, 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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    Etherlords — Steam game cover

    Etherlords

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

    Four races of wizards, adepts of four magical schools, collide in a brutal fight for world domination. Etherlords, an iconic strategy created by Nival, became a bestseller in the world and earned highest grades from critics.Etherlords is an exciting mix of turn-based strategy and fantasy trading card game.

    2014Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chaos Reborn — Steam game cover

    Chaos Reborn

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    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.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackguards — Steam game cover

    Blackguards

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos — Steam game cover

    The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackguards 2 — Steam game cover

    Blackguards 2

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    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!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eador. Masters of the Broken World — Steam game cover

    Eador. Masters of the Broken World

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark — Steam game cover

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    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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    Wintermoor Tactics Club — Steam game cover

    Wintermoor Tactics Club

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 — Steam game cover

    Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Might & Magic X - Legacy — Steam game cover

    Might & Magic X - Legacy

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

    After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in...

    2014RPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inscryption — Steam game cover

    Inscryption

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aircraft War — Steam game cover

    Aircraft War

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Etherlords II.

    Fight against enemy planes with the fun Aircraft War! Challenge your friends with single and double player modes. Conquer the sky, enjoy the victory!

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft — Steam game cover

    守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    This is a summoning tower defense strategy game, with different abilities of monsters and traps, with different effects. the player will continue to upgrade while defending, Become stronger, and summoning more powerful monsters to resist the brave.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blitzkrieg 3 — Steam game cover

    Blitzkrieg 3

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

    Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

    2017Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Might & Magic V — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Might & Magic V

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

    Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.

    2008Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

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

    For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.

    2008Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blitzkrieg Anthology — Steam game cover

    Blitzkrieg Anthology

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

    March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.

    2014Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology — Steam game cover

    Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology

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

    Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!

    2014Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Storm Gold Edition — Steam game cover

    Silent Storm Gold Edition

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

    Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...

    2013ActionStrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prime World: Defenders — Steam game cover

    Prime World: Defenders

    Single-player alternative to Etherlords II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Etherlords II.

    Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate

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

    Take part in a thrilling new adventure in the world of Ashan with the Hammers of Fate expansion. Discover uncharted territories and experience new ways of playing Heroes of Might & Magic V. Introducing a brand-new Dwarves faction, made up of heroic warriors and rune magic adepts who stalk the deepest mountains and most hostile regions of...

    2008Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →