Looking for a solo strategy game that has plenty of interesting decisions without getting too long or complex? Here are our recommendations.
⭐️ Top Picks
Our top recommendations in this category, and games that we personally own to fill this niche.
Final Girl
🟢 Ryan’s #12 All-Time
Release Year: 2021 Complexity: Medium
👥 1 Player
⏰ 20-40 min
💸 ~$40*
🔗 Buy
*Core box is not playable by itself; at least one feature film must be purchased to play.
Summary: You alone must survive and defeat the horror movie killer through a combination of tactical planning and good fortune.
You Might Like If… you enjoy highly thematic experiences, don’t mind randomness, and want a horror-themed solo-only game that has tons of variety as you buy more feature films as any of the killers and locations can be mixed and matched.
Under Falling Skies
🟢 Ryan’s #46 All-Time
Summary: Strategically allocate your dice as you alone command the forces of a city holding off invading aliens.
You Might Like If… you enjoy puzzles and worker placement and want a solo game filled with tough decisions and an opposition whose behavior is predictable and controlled by your own actions.
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
Summary: Manage your car’s speed to prevent overheating as you push to win the race.
You Might Like If… you want an easy-to-learn racing game that plays well across a wide range of player counts and has a really elegant deck-building system that is simple but full of interesting decisions.
👍 Honorable Mentions
Games that missed being top picks, but that we still think are great choices for a lot of people.
Aeon’s End
🔴 Daniel’s #21 All-Time
Summary: Control mages defending humanity’s last city, harnessing alien powers to destroy monstrosities.
You Might Like If… you enjoy deck-building games and want a cooperative experience with a lot of variety and some unique spins on the genre.
👀 Worth a Look
Games we haven’t tried yet ourselves, but we believe could be a good choice in this category.
Bullet♥︎
Summary: Control space heroines defending earth as you clear bullets by forming patterns and triggering special abilities.
You Might Like If… you enjoy spatial puzzles and finding patterns and want a quick and unique real-time game with a dose of push-your-luck as you draw more bullets from your bag.
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