Single-player games like Planetary Control!
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Planetary Control!, 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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Nexus 5X
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
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Dune: Imperium
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Planetary Control!.
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
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Nowhere Prophet
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
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Gremlins, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Planetary Control!.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
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Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Planetary Control!.
The galaxy, once peaceful after the Terran-Hegemony War, now faces rising tensions. The Galactic Council's efforts to maintain peace are failing as alliances shatter and secret treaties form. A confrontation looms—who will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? Lead your people to victory!
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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Armello
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Planetary Control!.
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Planetary Control!.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
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The Pit: Infinity
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planetary Control!.
Enter a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains... a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka. Enter The Pit again for the first time, in this unique Roguelike / FPS hybrid!
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Hoards of Glory
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Planetary Control!.
Hoards of Glory is a dice placement game for 1-4 players. Players take on the role of a Viking captain forced to follow through on his grand boasts! Developed as an answer for how to playtest a tabletop during a pandemic, Hoards of Glory grew into a video game in its own right!
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Sword of the Stars: The Pit 2
Single-player alternative to Planetary Control! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
The Pit2 returns to the turn-based Roguelike roots of the indie classic and takes you to another alien facility filled with broken machines, warped creatures, and new surprises!