Single-player games like Ballistic M.A.D.ness
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ballistic M.A.D.ness, 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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Wooden Battles
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
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Panzer Corps 2
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
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Shadow Empire
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
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Panzer Corps Gold
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
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Field of Glory: Empires
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Ballistic M.A.D.ness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ballistic M.A.D.ness.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.