Single-player games like Inbound UFO
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Inbound UFO, 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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Hell Of War: Combined Arms
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
Hell Of War is a Real-Time Command Action (RTCA) game where you command the operation from a command drone, coordinate infantry, armored vehicles, combat drones, and artillery, then seamlessly take direct control of units to personally intervene in the battle.
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Wargame: Airland Battle
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inbound UFO.
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
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Northend Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
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Zombie City Defense 2
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?
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Arma Reforger
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
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War Room
Single-player alternative to Inbound UFO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inbound UFO.
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.