Single-player games like Shadow Empire
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow Empire, 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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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Panzer Corps 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
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Old World
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
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Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
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ZEPHON
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shadow Empire.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
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Fantasy General II
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
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Xenonauts 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Board Games VR
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Play board games in virtual reality. Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc. Check out the game description and announcements for a continuously updated list of games and features.
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Victoria
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join Victoria on her ghost hunt through the USA. Help her fight against supernatural creatures.
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Distant Worlds 2
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
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Europa Universalis V
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
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Football Manager 26
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
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Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
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Advanced Tactics Gold
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
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Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .
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Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shadow Empire.
Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue simulates the German drive to Stalingrad and into the Caucasus of the summer of 1942, as well as its May preludes (2nd Kharkov offensive, Operation Trappenjagd) and also the Soviet winter counter-offensive (Operation Uranus) that ended with the encirclement of 6th Army in Stalingrad.
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Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
Single-player alternative to Shadow Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shadow Empire.
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.