Single-player games like Outbreak Overlord
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Outbreak Overlord, 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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Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
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War Wind
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
War Wind is a real-time strategy game that allows you to view an epic battle through the eyes of four unique races, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. The game features 28 ready-to-play scenarios and a story of such compelling depth you won't believe it's just a game.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
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War Mongrels
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
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Sumerian Six
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
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Road Defense: Outsiders
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
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Cat Slide Tiles
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Move the sliding tiles to unblock a path for the kitten to walk to the exit.
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Unlock The Cat
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You need to move all the stones which prevent the little kitten.
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Underland
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Use the elements at your disposal, such as excavators, pumps, plumbing, among others, to drill the soil to the indicated location. The dynamic scenario, fluid mechanics and the laws of physics must be manipulated correctly to achieve the goal. Find the city of Underland!
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Underland: The Climb
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Outbreak Overlord.
Use the elements of the scenery, such as picks and many others to drill the soil to the indicated location. Destructive terrain, fluid mechanics and the laws of physics must be handled correctly to solve the puzzles. Escape the city of Underland!
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Farm Kitten - Puzzle Pipes
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Help the kitten rotate the pipes to bring water to his farm. The more the kitten plants, the more money he has to fulfill his dreams as a cat.
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Mining Cats
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Mining Cats is a logic puzzle that involves blasting rocks and creating paths that connect mines of gemstones of the same color.
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Jigsaw Bestiary
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Overlord — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Let's put the pieces together and meet amazing creatures. Here, the true mythologies behind the monsters are explained after solving each jigsaw. The beasts were illustrated by Alexandre Rocha (@semdizer) in his unique artistic style.