Single-player games like There Came an Echo
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to There Came an Echo, 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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Satellite Reign
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with There Came an Echo.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
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Tom Clancy's EndWar™
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.
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The Red Solstice
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
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Radio General
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with There Came an Echo.
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
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Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
"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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Taur
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with There Came an Echo.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
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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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with There Came an Echo.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Before the Echo
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with There Came an Echo.
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
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People of Note
Single-player alternative to There Came an Echo — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this turn-based RPG musical, join Cadence as she recruits an ensemble of musicians on her quest for stardom. Experience turn-based combat like never before, where each battle is a musical performance with evolving combat conditions and genre-bending mashup attacks!