Single-player games like Bastard Bonds
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Bastard Bonds, 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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MASSIVE CHALICE
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
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Wasteland 3
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Bastard Bonds.
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
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Blackguards
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
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The Banner Saga 3
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
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Hard West
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions
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Wildermyth
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bastard Bonds.
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
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The Age of Decadence
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Bastard Bonds.
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
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Mount & Blade
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Bastard Bonds.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
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Tyranny
Single-player alternative to Bastard Bonds — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Bastard Bonds.
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.