Single-player games like King's Orders
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to King's Orders, 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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Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with King's Orders.
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
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Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Strategy with King's Orders.
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
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Master of Command
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
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Fantasy Map Simulator
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King's Orders.
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
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Victoria II
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
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NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
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World Warfare & Economics
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King's Orders.
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with King's Orders.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
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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Europa Universalis V
Single-player alternative to King's Orders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King's Orders.
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.