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Single-player games like O.A.C - World Begins

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to O.A.C - World Begins, 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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    Clockwork Dawn — Steam game cover

    Clockwork Dawn

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Three Kingdoms : Alias — Steam game cover

    Three Kingdoms : Alias

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access7.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Emperor and State — Steam game cover

    The Emperor and State

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with O.A.C - World Begins.

    The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming — Steam game cover

    昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with O.A.C - World Begins.

    昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升 — Steam game cover

    Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!

    2023StrategySimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Power & Revolution 2020 Edition — Steam game cover

    Power & Revolution 2020 Edition

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.

    2020StrategySimulation49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. President — Steam game cover

    Mr. President

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.

    2026StrategySimulationRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terra Invicta — Steam game cover

    Terra Invicta

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ANGLE — Steam game cover

    ANGLE

    Single-player alternative to O.A.C - World Begins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with O.A.C - World Begins.

    A disturbing psychological horror experience that unfolds as only the echo of your footsteps accompanies you through the dark corridors, where you move along the fragile edges of your own perception.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →