Single-player games like Dark Times
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Times, 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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Pillagers: The Poisoned Throne
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dark Times.
Lead a band of goblin rebels through a brutal turn-based tactics campaign. Train your roster, rebuild your fortress, manage scarce resources, and survive a war where every mistake can leave your army weaker than before.
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Instruments of Power
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
Prime the battlefield with the spells you built. Consume what you laid down to summon an army of your selves, then strike the shadows before your tether to this world gives out. A turn-based tactical RPG where every spell you cast is one you built, and every summon is a choice.
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The Lurid Age
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
Seize the throne in a dark, strategic card game where every move could cost you the crown. Choose your path to power: manipulate rivals with cunning intrigue, crush them with your economic might, or take what is yours by force.
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Valor of Man
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
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Ancient Frontier
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dark Times.
Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.
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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
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.
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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Dark Times — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Times.
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.