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Single-player games like Archmage

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Archmage, 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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    Abyss Horde — Steam game cover

    Abyss Horde

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

    Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Incrempire — Steam game cover

    Incrempire

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

    Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Swarm Survivor: Endless Siege — Steam game cover

    Swarm Survivor: Endless Siege

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

    Swarm Survivors: Endless Siege is a light roguelike bullet-hell idle shooter. You play as the last survivor of the Swarm, fighting to stay alive under the endless siege of alien fleets. Build overwhelming power and face wave after wave of relentless challenges.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Survivor — Steam game cover

    Idle Survivor

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

    Your ship is stranded and cannot move. Something out here has woken up, and it breeds faster than you can kill it. All you can do is upgrade your arsenal and fight back, wave after wave, for as long as you can hold.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Altarguard — Steam game cover

    Altarguard

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

    Altarguard is a cult-like incremental tower defense game where you guard and feed a hungry Altar by sacrificing floods of critters.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shoot Together — Steam game cover

    Shoot Together

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

    Run non-stop and blast everything in your way! SINGLE-PLAYER: Level up, fight bosses, and unlock permanent upgrades. PVP MODE: Make split-second roguelike choices mid-run to leave your friend behind and claim the top spot on the leaderboards!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mine or Burn — Steam game cover

    Mine or Burn

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

    Start with a basic mining ship and snowball into an asteroid-crushing powerhouse in this incremental bullet hell roguelite. Mine asteroids, battle rival miners, stack upgrades, create powerful builds, and survive escalating threats across dangerous star systems.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MAR: Millions Are Rising — Steam game cover

    MAR: Millions Are Rising

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

    Millions of monsters are escaping the hole. Stop them with a unique arsenal of towers, nukes, and deep upgrades in this incremental tower defense game.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tale of Immortal Ring — Steam game cover

    Tale of Immortal Ring

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

    "Tale of the Immortal Ring": A relaxed, top-down shooter. Use a mystical ring to journey between worlds. Battle monsters, gather resources, repair the ring, and grow stronger. Your final goal? Shatter the heavens and ascend to immortality.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →