Single-player games like Behind the Sword
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Behind the Sword, 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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Ascendant Realms
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Behind the Sword.
In Ascendant Realms you lead a nation in a struggle for glory. Cozy setting meets tactical thinking from classic turn based strategies, but twists it with compact gameplay. Develop your city, research new technologies, fight other leaders - or just create your own story in the sandbox.
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The Monstrous Frontier
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Behind the Sword.
A turn based city biulder, where you have to manage increasingly complex production lines, attract adventurers to your city and create Quests to protect yourself instead of controlling them directly.
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GOAL! The Club Manager
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Behind the Sword.
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
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Generals & Rulers
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Behind the Sword.
What will be the strategy game if you throw out all the grind from it, all the boring annoying actions and leave only strategy and tactics? It became interesting to us and as a result we received Generals & Rulers. Try it now!
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The Emperor and State
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Behind the Sword.
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
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Evil Bank Manager
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Behind the Sword.
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
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Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Behind the Sword.
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
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Field of Glory II: Medieval
Single-player alternative to Behind the Sword — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Behind the Sword.
Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.