Single-player games like Decision in the Desert
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Decision in the Desert, 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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Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Firefight
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Decision in the Desert.
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Decision in the Desert.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
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Armoured Commander II
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
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Order of Battle: World War II
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
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Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
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Simulator of Ukraine 1991
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
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Darklands
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked long swords, praying your plate mail won't squeak.
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Tinhead
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Leap, slide, hop, fly and shoot your way through wacky worlds and super-tricky challenging levels as you guide Tinhead to free the stars. Take on pesky spinning Krystals, relentless flying Saw-Sirs and hordes of mega-tough bosses.
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Fields of Glory
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Return to a true wargame based on Napoleon's Waterloo campaign! Become a General in control of huge armies in this classic, historic-themed RTS!
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The Legacy: Realm of Terror
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
For the past 400 years, your evil ancestors have been planning this housewarming party just for you. And it's one party you may never leave! This horror classic blends elements of RPG and Adventure games in a one-of-a-kind, spine-tingling package.
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MicroProse™ Soccer
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
MicroProse™ Soccer is an accessible and engaging classic soccer game that lets you compete against a friend or CPU opponent at world class level in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.
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Conflict in Vietnam
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Decision in the Desert.
Classic real-time simulation game from the 80s designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever. The third title in the "Command Series" of tactical wargames from Microprose, the game begins with the defeat of the French colonial army and ends with the Viet Cong victory over the South Vietnam forces in 1972.
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Airborne Ranger
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
This ground-breaking classic introduced a new level of tactical thinking and action combat gameplay to computer gaming. Airborne Ranger takes you on 12 desperate missions across 3 different regions of the world as you are dropped behind enemy lines to perform a variety of dangerous missions
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F-15 Strike Eagle
Single-player alternative to Decision in the Desert — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Decision in the Desert.
Select a mission and you are immediately transported into the sophisticated cockpit of an F-15 fighter. Developed by the legendary Sid Meier, F-15 Strike Eagle has been described as a “mega hit” and a “blockbuster.” It was named Computer Gaming World’s “Action Game of the Year” in 1985.