Single-player games like End State
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to End State, 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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Jagged Alliance 3
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with End State.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
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MENACE
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with End State.
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
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Tactical Combat Department
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with End State.
Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.
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Dead State: Reanimated
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with End State.
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
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Breach & Clear
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with End State.
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
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Crown Wars: The Black Prince
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with End State.
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with End State.
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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No Plan B
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with End State.
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to End State — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with End State.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.