Single-player games like Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic, 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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Age of Wonders III
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
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Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.
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Warlock 2: The Exiled
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
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Age of Wonders
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
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Warlock - Master of the Arcane
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
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Thea: The Awakening
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
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ENDLESS™ Legend
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
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Eador. Masters of the Broken World
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
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Master of Magic
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?
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Heroes of Might & Magic V
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Age of Wonders 4
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
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Overlord™
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
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Overlord II
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...
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Overlord™: Raising Hell
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders Shadow Magic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders Shadow Magic.
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.