Single-player games like Pawns into the Dark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pawns into the Dark, 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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Match! The 12 CZ Wars
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
"Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.
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Two Die
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
Two Die is a turn-based, tactical, roguelike RPG where every action is determined by the roll of two six sided dice. Battle enemies to upgrade your character and discover what hides in your lost memories.
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Of Grit & Graves
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
A roguelite turn-based tactical RPG inspired by classic tabletop dungeon crawlers, where strategic thinking meets the thrill of the dice. Command your party in tense tactical grid combat across seven perilous realms to destroy the prismatic dragon and end the curse.
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DDD: Dice, Dungeons, and Drakes
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Pawns into the Dark.
Master a unique tactical board-game battler! Roll to summon monsters and watch your dice disassemble into road-tiles to forge a path to the enemy Lord. Balance Summon and Action dice, manage crest inventories, and cast powerful spells to crush the rival Lord in DDD: Dice, Dungeons & Drakes.
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SRD: Slightly Random Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
A tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) simulator. Gather a company of quarrelsome mercenaries and set forth through the adventures of the Guilds and Gutters Campaign setting, or use the intuitive adventure building tools to craft your own campaign to challenge your friends or unleash upon the world.
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March of the Red Queen
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
March on a rival Queen. Choose who eats and who doesn’t, who sleeps and who burns the midnight oil, who keeps walking by your side and who is left behind. Then pay the consequences.
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Runtalis
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
A turn-based tactical RPG for solo play or up to 5-player online co-op where every victory unlocks an even greater challenge. Build powerful Rune combinations, explore ever-changing dungeons, and see how far you can climb before failure costs you everything.
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Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
Single-player alternative to Pawns into the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawns into the Dark.
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess