Single-player games like Nuclear War Simulator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Nuclear War Simulator, 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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Command: Modern Operations
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
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Wargame: Airland Battle
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
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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Wargame: European Escalation
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
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War Room
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
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Syrian Warfare
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
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Invasion Machine
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.
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Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold contains Supreme Ruler 2020 and the expansion, Global Crisis: SUPREME RULER 2020 Overnight, the US dollar crashes AND the sound echoes across the globe. The economic crisis amplifies global instabilities and regional disputes, tearing the world asunder. Nations dissolve, economies collapse, and tensions escalate.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear War Simulator.
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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ICBM
Single-player alternative to Nuclear War Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.