IMHO.

Single-player games like GearGrave

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to GearGrave, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like GearGrave page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Castle Combat — Steam game cover

    Castle Combat

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with GearGrave.

    RTS, but the soldiers will act automatically: Each soldier has different characteristics/attribute values/action methods. Choose the appropriate soldiers and buildings according to the battlefield situation, and destroy the opponent's castle only through your strategy rather than operation!

    2025StrategyCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Cossack and Magic — Steam game cover

    Cossack and Magic

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

    You are the commander of a detachment of Cossacks and you need to clear the forests and mountains from the hordes of fabulous creatures

    2021StrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Rotten Tide — Steam game cover

    Rotten Tide

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with GearGrave.

    Rotten Tide is a horizontal 2D tower defense game where players must protect the world from the attacks of all kinds of monsters who are threatening the humans in big cities all around the world.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Void TD — Steam game cover

    Void TD

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with GearGrave.

    Build powerful defenses, collect loot, combine effects, and survive evolving waves from the void in a tower defense game driven by ARPG-inspired buildcrafting and persistent progression.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Attack on Toys — Steam game cover

    Attack on Toys

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with GearGrave.

    Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Toy Shire — Steam game cover

    Toy Shire

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with GearGrave.

    Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!

    2024ActionStrategyEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Ratten Reich — Steam game cover

    Ratten Reich

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

    Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.

    2025StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Steel Division: Normandy 44 — Steam game cover

    Steel Division: Normandy 44

    Single-player alternative to GearGrave — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with GearGrave.

    Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

    2017ActionStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →