Single-player games like War of Banners
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to War of Banners, 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
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with War of Banners.
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.
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8 More Lives
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with War of Banners.
A challenging turn-based tactical RPG. Lead a mercenary company of outcast cats through a gritty procedural open world. Take contracts, count coin, bury the dead. Battle rival warbands and night horrors. You have 8 more lives - try not to waste them all.
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Ashigaru Tactics
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with War of Banners.
Ashigaru Tactics is a turn-based hex tactical combat sandbox game, set in Sengoku-era Japan. Assemble a squad of mercenaries and fight, survive, and kill in a land ravaged by clan wars, bandit incursions, and whispers of Yokai emerging.
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Warhounds
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with War of Banners.
Warhounds is a turn-based tactical game about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action movie vibe, inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance. Recruit unique fighters, upgrade your base, and fight for Africa’s future. Less fake RNG, more true ballistics and lethal tactics.
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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with War of Banners.
Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!
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Quasimorph
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with War of Banners.
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
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The Iron Oath
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with War of Banners.
Command, endure, and prosper in The Iron Oath, a turn-based tactical RPG where the fate of your mercenary company rests on your decisions. Customize your roster, build your renown, and discover the secrets that await in the medieval fantasy realm of Caelum.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with War of Banners.
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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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with War of Banners.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
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Rocket Squad: Infinity
Single-player alternative to War of Banners — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with War of Banners.
Rocket Squad is a team-based first-person shooter. Infiltrate perilous planets, gather resources, and return safely to your shelter. Utilize each character's unique abilities and strategically form your team to restore order to the universe.