Single-player games like Ludus
Below are 15 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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Res Publica
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ludus.
RES PUBLICA - Citizens of Rome, an innovative city builder, life-simulation and roleplay game, invites the player to build his own roman city, manage his character, family and household during the ancient Roman Republic in 150 BC. Ave Caesar! Its up to you to lead the way for your home and family!
- 2
Knights of Light: The Prologue
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ludus.
Action adventure role playing game during medieval age in Middle East. Story is based on a historical battle at the 7th century in Iraq. Inspired by The Witcher and Mount & Blade with a rich story with two playable characters. Relive the battle events and lead your troops to victory.
- 3
Weed County
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ludus.
Grow, package, and sell weed while managing personal needs and furnishing your own home. Make friends with the community of Weed County by day and make drug deals at night. Buy properties and businesses to launder dirty money and pay off the debt hanging over your head.
- 4
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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Empire Architect
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ludus.
Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects
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Delivery from the Pain:Survival / 末日方舟:生存
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
You'll play as a survivor in a world overrun by zombies. Explore and interact with other survivors, making tough choices about whether to help or exploit them. Defend against zombies, collect resources, craft, and fortify your shelter. Use strategy to escape this world and return to safety.
- 7
Jaws Of Extinction™
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world.
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We Who Are About To Die
Single-player alternative to Ludus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ludus.
Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!
- 9
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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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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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?
- 13
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.
- 14
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!
- 15
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.