Single-player games like Ludus
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Ludus, 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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Age of Gladiators
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ludus.
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
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Qvadriga
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ludus.
Qvadriga is a tactical game of chariot racing in ancient Roman circuses, where you take control of a four horse chariot team. Choose your preferred upgrade combinations and prove your skills at the arena.
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Imperator: Rome
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ludus.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
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Caesar™ IV
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ludus.
Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
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Summa Expeditionis
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
Summa Expeditionis is a colony sim and base building game set in ancient Roman Empire. Follow the career of a Roman soldier from Legionnaire to Centurion. Build and manage your camp, recruit more soldiers and face the barbarians for the glory of Rome.
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Internet Cafe Simulator
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ludus.
Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!
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Gladiator School
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ludus.
Gladiator School is a Tycoon-style simulation game. You play as the master of a newly formed school for gladiators. Your job is to prepare and train recruits before you send them away to fight for their survival and entertain the crowd in the arena.
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Gods of Sand
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ludus.
Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.
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Internet Cafe Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is an extremely comprehensive and detailed internet cafe business simulation game.
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Streamer Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
Streamer Life Simulator is a very comprehensive streamer life simulation game. Be the most popular streamer in the world.
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Streamer Life Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ludus.
In the second game of the series, competition has increased and now everyone wants to be a streamer. Are you ready to stream until your cpu burns out?
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Border Officer
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ludus.
Usually everyone is unemployed here. But by chance you got a job. You'il work for the state.Everyone in your family is sick or unemployed, only you can help them. You're an immigrant officer.
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Computer Repair Shop
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ludus.
Become a dishonest computer repairman, steal rams. Burn the motherboards!
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Horror Squad
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ludus.
Horror Squad is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. Assemble your squad to clear the areas cursed by terrifying creatures.