Single-player games like Z Dawn
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Z Dawn, 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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Himeko Sutori
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Himeko Sutori is a tactical, turn-based RPG that combines intimate character development with epic battles featuring hundreds of unique characters. With the included campaign editor, you can make new worlds and new adventures, making Himeko Sutori your story.
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Dead State: Reanimated
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
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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Curious Expedition 2
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
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Sandwalkers
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Z Dawn.
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
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Crowntakers
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
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King's Bounty: Crossworlds
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Z Dawn.
King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is a standalone expansion that includes Armored Princess, two additional campaigns, and a world editor, expanding the classic King’s Bounty formula with new challenges and content.
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Craft Hero
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
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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NEO Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
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Risk
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Z Dawn.
Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Z Dawn.
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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Expect The Unexpected
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Expect The Unexpected is a roguelike, fast-paced, turn-based game with RPG elements. Interact with random generated maps in which you have to deal with hundreds of different events and situations. What will you be? What will you become?
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Dungeons of Hell
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Enter the dungeons of hell, face many different demons in a tactical challenge. You play as a lone hero against hordes of demons, clear the dungeons to get more equipment and experience to unlock new and powerful abilities.
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Paths & Danger
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.
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Mutant Meltdown
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Mutant Meltdown is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of mutants, build and upgrade your camp, face hordes of mutants and much more!
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Jurassic Clans
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Z Dawn.
Jurassic Clans sets in a world where dinosaurs co-exist with humans. Ensure your people thrive in this dangerous world by surviving and evolving your tribe. Search for resources to expand your village, research technologies, defend your people from predators and prepare for the upcoming apocalypse.
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Commander: Modern War
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
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Interstellar Conquest
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
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Commander: World War II
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.