Single-player games like Ancestory
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ancestory, 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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Floppy Knights
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
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Duelyst
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!
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Third Front: WWII
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
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Last Days of Old Earth
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ancestory.
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
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Chaos Reborn
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
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Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancestory.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
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Demon Peak
Single-player alternative to Ancestory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ancestory.
In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.