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Single-player games like Gladihaters

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gladihaters, 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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    Globalism — Steam game cover

    Globalism

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

    A global strategy for the 21st century. The threat of nuclear war, economic inequality, overpopulation of some regions and extinction of other regions, the crisis of capitalism... Find your solutions to the current problems of mankind!

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grow Empire: Rome — Steam game cover

    Grow Empire: Rome

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

    Hey Caesar! Defend your fortress and build your roman empire

    2024ActionStrategySimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee — Steam game cover

    For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee

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

    January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Civitas: World Simulator — Steam game cover

    Civitas: World Simulator

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

    Civitas: World Simulator is a deep historical-fantasy simulation where nations will dynamically rise, fall, and evolve. In this game we model internal forces like ethnicity, culture, language and other inner political struggles. 

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AfterWar — Steam game cover

    AfterWar

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

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wayfarer Protocol — Steam game cover

    Wayfarer Protocol

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

    You're the only thing between your crew and hard vacuum. Build the ship, keep the lights on, and out-run whatever's chasing you across a dead stretch of space.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyber Prison Management — Steam game cover

    Cyber Prison Management

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

    You are tasked with managing 8 prisoners in a flying space prison for 30 days with your camera system. You’ll need to manage the stock market, hostile ships, and keep prisoners in line. Or play as one of the prisoners, hiding and trying to escape. But be careful - danger is always around the corner.

    2023StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Imperium: Titans of Commerce — Steam game cover

    Imperium: Titans of Commerce

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

    Titans of Commerce by Magna Sententia lets you to: design, produce, sell guns, ships and trains! Profit from global tension at the wake of WW1. Exploit governments and bribe officials to get hefty tax cuts. Involve in mafia, manage workers' strikes and maintain profit at all costs!

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →