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Single-player games like Heliconia: Evil Prevails

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Heliconia: Evil Prevails, 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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    Querent — Steam game cover

    Querent

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Rally the small town of Sunset Junction to survive hypnotic creatures in a post-apocalyptic desert landscape. Boost skills by building a deck for each of your characters. Use mesmerism to solve puzzles and build relationships with the people you meet. Play your cards right and you might survive!

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hidden Pass — Steam game cover

    Hidden Pass

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Chart a course in a Tactical Story-driven Roguelite RPG. Become a Wanderer - explorer, warrior, leader and tactician all in one. Build a team of skyfaring heroes, wield techno-magical devices and construct automatons as you explore sky-islands rich in secrets and dangers.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aether & Iron — Steam game cover

    Aether & Iron

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Immerse yourself in this Decopunk Narrative RPG set in an alternate 1930s where anti-gravitational technology has taken cars, roads, and even New York City into the sky. Muster a crew, master tactical turn-based combat, and unravel the dark secrets lurking beneath the floating metropolis.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Requiem of Reuinis — Steam game cover

    Requiem of Reuinis

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    A Magic Tower-style Strategy RPG with alchemy and progression. Play as Tasia and explore lost ruins with your companions. No unwinnable dead ends — plan your days freely, build your loadout, gather resources, and uncover the truth behind the [Calamity].

    2026StrategyIndieRPG10.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aurora - Hidden Colors — Steam game cover

    Aurora - Hidden Colors

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Explore a magical world as Gabriela, Gav, and Mikhail. Fight Igor, Anastasia, and bring back balance to the a magical world in this immersive 2D turn-based RPG experience.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cell Command — Steam game cover

    Cell Command

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    TURN-BASED TACTICS meets SNAKE: A new roguelike in the Genome Guardian universe. SPLICE DNA to create new units, enhance their genetics, and take on the Abyss virus once more in a variety of different modes & match types.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Together in Battle — Steam game cover

    Together in Battle

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in this Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG with vibrant characters, funny random events, and emergent relationship-building. Uncover a sinister conspiracy; fight deep turn-based tactical battles; watch your characters grow together!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy — Steam game cover

    Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

    Single-player alternative to Heliconia: Evil Prevails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Heliconia: Evil Prevails.

    Swordhaven is a party‑based low‑magic fantasy cRPG with a deep character creation system, rich storytelling, and seamless turn‑based/RTwP combat. Explore Nova Drakonia, uncover ancient secrets, meet hundreds of NPCs with unique quests, and shape the fate of the world through your choices.

    2025AdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →