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Single-player games like The Black Breath

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Black Breath, 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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    Primus Numen — Steam game cover

    Primus Numen

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    A dark fantasy tactical RPG where you can combine classes and join together to unleash an evolving Nexus Beast.

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mystical Tactics — Steam game cover

    Mystical Tactics

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Black Breath.

    Mystical Tactics is a turn-based tactical-RPG roguelike in which you control a squad of adventurers in a mystical world. Train your heroes in fast-paced tactical battles, equip them with powerful items and lead them to repel the Dark Lord and his legions.

    2026StrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloodgrounds — Steam game cover

    Bloodgrounds

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming — Steam game cover

    The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    The Storm Guard is a challenging turn-based roguelike role-playing game inspired by the Night’s Watch in the Game of Thrones. You assume the role of the Lord Commander of the Storm Guard leading the order during difficult times. An ancient dragon and its minions have returned, threatening the realm of men.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost In The Open — Steam game cover

    Lost In The Open

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes — Steam game cover

    WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Black Breath.

    WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.

    2019IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Fear 3: The Legend — Steam game cover

    Age of Fear 3: The Legend

    Single-player alternative to The Black Breath — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Black Breath.

    Play as either Nairi, an imprisoned Dryad fighting for her freedom, or Gilrock, a drunken Dwarven Lord on a quest to restore his family's honour (or just to kick some arse!). The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →