Single-player games like Nightbound
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightbound, 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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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nightbound.
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
- 2
Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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The Banner Saga 3
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
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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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
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Hard West
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
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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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
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.
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Duelyst
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!
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Othercide
Single-player alternative to Nightbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightbound.
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.