Single-player games like 8 More Lives
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to 8 More Lives, 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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Free Company
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
A co-op tactical RPG set on the eve of the year 1000. Lead a free company of mercenaries across a doom-haunted medieval world. Take the contracts, win the fights, and decide what your company becomes before the millennium turns.
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Raiding Season
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Lead a band of Viking raiders in search of wealth and glory in this turn-based tactical RPG. Recruit warriors, customize their abilities, and battle across deadly hex-based maps. Burn, plunder, and press onward for greater riches but rising enemy resistance could cost you everything you’ve gained.
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Mandate Order
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
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War of Banners
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
War of Banners is a sandbox turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval open world. Recruit companions, lead your army, and claim victory across brutal battlefields. From a wandering mercenary band to an empire-ruling sovereign — your fate is shaped by strategy and choice.
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Crown & Coin: The Hundred Years
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Survive the Hundred Years' War in this medieval ensemble sandbox. Play as 1,015 historical figures, from Joan of Arc to the imposter des Armoises. Gain glory as a knight, forge a new kingdom to crush England and France, or thrive as a bandit. Discover 22 tarot-based multiple endings!
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 8 More Lives.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 8 More Lives.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Three Kingdoms Mushouden
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowledge and wisdom to reshape history!
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while True: learn()
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 8 More Lives.
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
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Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Program a crew of tiny robots to turn a frozen planet into a living world. Connect visual code blocks, automate crafting, and build a workforce that fuels itself. Keep the heat flowing, refine your machines, and watch your ideas come to life.
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Warnament
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
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Learning Factory
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.
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InMind VR
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 8 More Lives.
InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind.
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InCell VR
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 8 More Lives.
InCell is an action/racing VR game with a bit of strategy and science thrown into the mix. You'll take an exciting journey inside the highly unusual micro world of human cell and stop the virus advance. The game is focused on VR but you can play just fine without a set.
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InMind 2 VR
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 8 More Lives.
An adventure game about a scientific journey inside the emotions chemistry of human brain. You'll take part in the process of one teenager named John becoming an adult, and help shape John's future self, by triggering emotions in key moments of his life. The destiny is in your hands! VR isn't required.
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VRobot: VR Giant Robot Destruction Simulator
Single-player alternative to 8 More Lives — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 8 More Lives.
VRobot is an action game designed for VR about a giant robot smashing сities using unique weapons or bare hands. Multiplayer, Lightning Hammer, Transformer Sword, Tornado Gun, Tractor Beam - we got all that!