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Single-player games like King's Bounty: Dark Side

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to King's Bounty: Dark Side, 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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    King's Bounty: Warriors of the North — Steam game cover

    King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North is a standalone entry of the beloved tactical RPG series set in the world of The Legend, generations after its events. You will lead a Viking hero, wield Rune Magic, command Valkyries, and defend the northern lands of Endoria from an undead invasion.

    2012StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King's Bounty: Crossworlds — Steam game cover

    King's Bounty: Crossworlds

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is a standalone expansion that includes Armored Princess, two additional campaigns, and a world editor, expanding the classic King’s Bounty formula with new challenges and content.

    2010StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King's Bounty: Armored Princess — Steam game cover

    King's Bounty: Armored Princess

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    King’s Bounty: Armored Princess builds on the foundation of The Legend, expanding the classic formula with deeper turn-based tactics, a huge hand-crafted world, and new mechanics that change how you approach battles and progression.

    2009StrategyRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King's Bounty: The Legend — Steam game cover

    King's Bounty: The Legend

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    King’s Bounty: The Legend is a fan-favorite classic fantasy adventure and an early entry into the modern King’s Bounty era, built around tough battles, smart decisions, and turn-based tactics.

    2009StrategyRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King's Bounty II — Steam game cover

    King's Bounty II

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Legend returns! King’s Bounty II is the long-awaited sequel to the legendary King’s Bounty video games franchise, one of the most iconic representatives of the turn-based RPG genre.

    2021StrategyAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackguards 2 — Steam game cover

    Blackguards 2

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    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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    Reverse Crawl — Steam game cover

    Reverse Crawl

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!

    2015ActionStrategyAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Wonders III — Steam game cover

    Age of Wonders III

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

    2014StrategyRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Might & Magic V — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Might & Magic V

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    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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    The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel — Steam game cover

    The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.

    2017RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Men of War: Vietnam — Steam game cover

    Men of War: Vietnam

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

    2011Strategy7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Men of War: Red Tide — Steam game cover

    Men of War: Red Tide

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Men of War: Condemned Heroes — Steam game cover

    Men of War: Condemned Heroes

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.

    2012ActionStrategy7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet Alcatraz — Steam game cover

    Planet Alcatraz

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Planet Alcatraz is a 3D role playing game with isometric projection. The player travels through the game world and fights against enemies in the real-time mode.Several genres are mixed in this game but despite that fact it isn't stuck between them and appears to be a classical RPG that is based on a specially developed system.

    2014RPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet Alcatraz 2 — Steam game cover

    Planet Alcatraz 2

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    The sequel to Planet Alcatraz tells the story of sergeant Hartman, the leader of the Ghoul strike unit, that remained MIA in the original game. Only Russian language is supported at the time of Steam release.

    2015AdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Theatre of War — Steam game cover

    Theatre of War

    Single-player alternative to King's Bounty: Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Bounty: Dark Side.

    Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

    2010Strategy3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →