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Single-player games like Antimatter

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Antimatter, 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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    Critias Empire — Steam game cover

    Critias Empire

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Antimatter.

    Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.

    StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Colonial Winds — Steam game cover

    Colonial Winds

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Antimatter.

    Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.

    StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CivIdle — Steam game cover

    CivIdle

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Antimatter.

    CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic — Steam game cover

    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Antimatter.

    Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Wars 4 — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Wars 4

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Antimatter.

    It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ymir — Steam game cover

    Ymir

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Antimatter.

    Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Empires of the Undergrowth — Steam game cover

    Empires of the Undergrowth

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Antimatter.

    Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

    2024StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville — Steam game cover

    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    Single-player alternative to Antimatter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Antimatter.

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →