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

Below are 8 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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    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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    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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    Renaissance Kingdom Wars — Steam game cover

    Renaissance Kingdom Wars

    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 year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    春秋 — Steam game cover

    春秋

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

    此为以春秋时代为背景,历史战略类即时制游戏。两千多年前华夏大地锦绣山河一眼尽收,可在其间建造城郭,构筑关隘,修筑长城,农商、车船、战阵行走其间。礼崩乐坏,百家兴起、诸侯争霸、异族入侵、合纵连横,列国之伐兵、伐交、伐谋就此展开。磅礴壮丽的春秋画卷待君前来指点江山!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →