Single-player games like Element Space
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Element Space, 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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Lost Eidolons
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element Space.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Element Space.
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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The Banner Saga 3
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element Space.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Element Space.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
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Inkbound
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Element Space.
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Element Space.
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
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Gears Tactics
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Element Space.
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
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Jagged Alliance 3
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Element Space.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Element Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Element Space.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.