Single-player games like Fire Commander
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Fire Commander, 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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EMERGENCY
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Fire Commander.
Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Fire Commander.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Fire Commander.
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
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The Red Solstice
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Fire Commander.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
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Door Kickers
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Fire Commander.
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
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Welcome Back, Commander
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Fire Commander.
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Fire Commander.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
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Wargame: Airland Battle
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fire Commander.
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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RESCUE 2: Everyday Heroes
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Fire Commander.
HOW MANY LIVES WILL YOU SAVE?Experience your city through the eyes of a lifesaver and find out what it means to be a genuine "Everyday Hero"! Keep track of several fire stations, a variety of vehicles, a wide range of equipment and specialized staff so that you're always prepared for anything.
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LIBERATED
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Commander.
Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.
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Yet Another Fantasy Title (YAFT)
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Commander.
Become a rogue in a fantasy action adventure game filled with absurd humor. Go on a quest to kill the dragon - and realize this is only the beginning. Learn spells from a wizard and brawling from an orc. Save the kingdom, destroy a ring, fight a monstrous beaver!
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Mad Age & This Guy
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fire Commander.
This is the age of steam. This is the time of unprecedented technology development never seen before. This is the era of science, research, and inventions. However, this world has also another side, the side not everyone aware of. But when evil and deception grow in strength, he will appear.
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Fire Commander: First Response
Single-player alternative to Fire Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Fire Commander.
Lead a team of firefighters against the force of nature! Play the free prologue to Fire Commander, a real-time tactical game about the real heroes. The full game premieres on 27 July 2022.