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Single-player games like Castles & Catapults

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Castles & Catapults, 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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    Tabletop Tavern — Steam game cover

    Tabletop Tavern

    Single-player alternative to Castles & Catapults — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Castles & Catapults.

    Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.

    2026Strategy14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Six Aspects — Steam game cover

    Six Aspects

    Single-player alternative to Castles & Catapults — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Castles & Catapults.

    Six Aspects may be the first Same Time Strategy (STS) game melding the tactical nature of turn based systems with the challenging demand of real time strategy.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ultimate General: Civil War — Steam game cover

    Ultimate General: Civil War

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

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crusade in Europe — Steam game cover

    Crusade in Europe

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

    Crusade in Europe is a classic real-time simulation game from the 80s designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever. The first title in the "Command Series" of tactical wargames from Microprose, the game features real-time battles that test your skills as a commander.

    2021StrategySimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Castles & Catapults — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Castles & Catapults.

    Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release

    2010Strategy24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategos — Steam game cover

    Strategos

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

    Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drop Duchy — Steam game cover

    Drop Duchy

    Single-player alternative to Castles & Catapults — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Castles & Catapults.

    Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bellfortis — Steam game cover

    Bellfortis

    Single-player alternative to Castles & Catapults — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Castles & Catapults.

    Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!

    2025StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →