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Single-player games like Engraven

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Engraven, 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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    Ripped From Time: Outpost — Steam game cover

    Ripped From Time: Outpost

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

    First-person drone combat meets RTS base-building: command historical squads, advance from stone to lasers, and power the outpost’s defenses and superweapon to seal a space-time rupture.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brain Hack Squad — Steam game cover

    Brain Hack Squad

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

    Build and lead your own cybernetic hit squad as you battle rival groups. Use real time tactical combat with pause to direct your cybernetic agents in combat. Upgrade your team, brainwash enemy agents, and deploy informants to gain control of the city.

    2026ActionStrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunward Squad — Steam game cover

    Sunward Squad

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

    Tired of the same old stealth tactics in real-time tactics games? Try something bolder—walk straight into the enemy's line of sight. Direct combat, teleportation, flight, and mind control—Sunward Squad reimagines real-time tactics. You and your enemies have never been this powerful.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Defenders Guild — Steam game cover

    Defenders Guild

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

    Defenders Guild is a classic tower defense game. Create different strategies for each map, choose a team of adventurers that best fit your playstyle. Leave them free or assign each one priority enemies.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Party 丧尸派对 — Steam game cover

    Zombie Party 丧尸派对

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

    "Zombie Party" is an anti-superhero-themed strategy game. You need to play the role of a chaotic ability user GRAVEDIGGER, and use your super power to summon the zombie army to destroy the land that is governed by the government and the PARLIAMENT OF FIVE, The established order of power.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Line Of Defense Tactics - Tactical Advantage — Steam game cover

    Line Of Defense Tactics - Tactical Advantage

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

    A real-time strategy combat game based on the world of the Line Of Defense. Command a team of four Galactic Command marines in highly classified missions in space and on planets.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防 — Steam game cover

    Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防

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

    Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Heroes 8 — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Heroes 8

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

    The " Kingdom Heroes" series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. The latest sequel, " Kingdom Heroes 8", will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms.

    2021ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →