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.
Bullet♥︎
🟢 Ryan’s #42 All-Time
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.
Under Falling Skies
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
🟢 Ryan’s #23 All-Time 🔴 Daniel’s #22 All-Time
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.
Planet Unknown
Summary: Fill your planet with puzzle-like tiles as you strategically advance on tracks with unique abilities, aiming to optimize coverage and maximize your progress.
You Might Like If… you enjoy working on your own spatial puzzle and setup variability and want a game with a little more strategic depth that still plays quickly due to simultaneous play with a neat Lazy Susan component, and also plays great across the 1-6 player count range.
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