Single-player games like Tactera
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Tactera, 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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Taur
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
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Supreme Commander 2
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tactera.
Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!
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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tactera.
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
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House of the Dying Sun
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tactera.
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
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Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tactera.
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
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Ironlights
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ironlights is a VR dueling game with skillful, fluid melee combat. Parry, block, and strike down your opponents using a variety of physics-based weapons. Test your skills in multiplayer battles, or fight to the top of the league in the huge single-player campaign!
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Auralux: Constellations
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Auralux: Constellations is the awaited sequel to Auralux, the critically acclaimed minimalistic Real Time Strategy game. Explore a dozen new gameplay mechanics through each constellation, one new feature at a time. It's Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed.
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Darknet
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Darknet is a strategy/puzzle game in which you play as an elite hacker in the Net. Plug into cyberspace, using viruses, worms, and exploits to steal the data before your signal gets traced. Includes both VR and non-VR versions.
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Skylight
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Skylight is a turn-based tactics game of colossal space battles, with VR and non-VR versions. Command nimble squadrons of fighters, specialized frigates, and giant capital ships as you orchestrate your forces toward victory.
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Astraeus
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tactera.
Astraeus is a VR asteroid mining RTS game that's quick to play, easy to learn, and enormous in scope. Build a mining network from dozens of bases, and watch as hundreds of ships swarm around you.
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IRONSTRIKE
Single-player alternative to Tactera — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
IRONSTRIKE is a 4-player co-op roguelike featuring physics-based swordplay, gestural spellcasting, and archery. Wield a sword, bow & arrow, or magic, and customize your build as you fight to rescue the gods of a vibrant fantasy world.