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Single-player games like NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics, 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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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathway — Steam game cover

    Pathway

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mortal Glory — Steam game cover

    Mortal Glory

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gladiator Guild Manager — Steam game cover

    Gladiator Guild Manager

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Winter Falling: Battle Tactics — Steam game cover

    Winter Falling: Battle Tactics

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Templar Battleforce — Steam game cover

    Templar Battleforce

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Obsidian Prince — Steam game cover

    Obsidian Prince

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG6.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Invisible, Inc. — Steam game cover

    Invisible, Inc.

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into the Breach — Steam game cover

    Into the Breach

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    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.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Talk to Strangers — Steam game cover

    Talk to Strangers

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Talk to Strangers is a game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers. But beware: nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Takara Cards — Steam game cover

    Takara Cards

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Takara Cards is a unique tactical deck-builder RPG about chasing space dragons in a sci-fi fantasy universe. Create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Every decision you make affects your Ship and Character: Each new adventure offers new surprises!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Takara Cards: Academy — Steam game cover

    Takara Cards: Academy

    Single-player alternative to NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics.

    Takara Cards: Academy is a free Prologue version of Takara Cards, a unique tactical deck-builder RPG. Chase space dragons and create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Join the Federation Academy!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →