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Single-player games like Blades For Hire

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Blades For Hire, 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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    Battle Brothers — Steam game cover

    Battle Brothers

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Expeditions: Viking — Steam game cover

    Expeditions: Viking

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Eidolons — Steam game cover

    Lost Eidolons

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark — Steam game cover

    Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    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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    Expeditions: Rome — Steam game cover

    Expeditions: Rome

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackguards 2 — Steam game cover

    Blackguards 2

    Single-player alternative to Blades For Hire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Blades For Hire.

    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 →