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Single-player games like B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux, 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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    Bomber 3 — Steam game cover

    Bomber 3

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Put yourself in the captain’s seat of a B-17 bomber, select your plane, select your crew and plot your path over war-torn Europe. Watch your elevation, watch your formation, and watch very carefully when you are over the target. This classic was a bestseller in the early 1990s.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Winter War 1939 — Steam game cover

    Winter War 1939

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Epic World War 2 battles. Finland vs the Soviet Union.

    2020Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sherman Commander — Steam game cover

    Sherman Commander

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Depth 2: Pacific — Steam game cover

    Silent Depth 2: Pacific

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.

    2024ActionStrategySimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Valor — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Valor

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    This is war, soldier. Pick a class, gear up, and hit the front line. Whether you're storming beaches, piloting fighters, or holding the line with your squad, your orders are clear: fight hard, fight smart, and never back down. Enlist now! Become a Hero of Valor today!

    2025ActionCasualEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Steel Division: Normandy 44 — Steam game cover

    Steel Division: Normandy 44

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    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.

    2017ActionStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    War Thunder — Steam game cover

    War Thunder

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.

    2013ActionSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sprocket — Steam game cover

    Sprocket

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.

    2021ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th — Steam game cover

    B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic.

    2014Simulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Masters of the Air — Steam game cover

    Masters of the Air

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    This is a flying barrage shooting game, the background is the Pacific theater of World War II, the player controls a fighter plane in the game, in order to experience the exhilarating barrage shooting.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tiny Combat Arena — Steam game cover

    Tiny Combat Arena

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.

    2022ActionSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Falcon 4.0 — Steam game cover

    Falcon 4.0

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Falcon 4.0 breaks the sight-and-sound barrier with its cutting-edge graphics, realism, dynamic campaigns and multiplayer gameplay.

    2016Simulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sword of the Samurai — Steam game cover

    Sword of the Samurai

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Enter Japan in the age of warring states. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for honor!

    2014AdventureSimulation4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 — Steam game cover

    F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Down below, the enemy sits unaware while a sleek, metallic creature slices through the dark. No blips show on the radar, no sign is given. Then, an instant, the roar of exploding ordnance shatters the night, demolishing targets, sending troops and pilots scrambling.

    2014Simulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gunship! — Steam game cover

    Gunship!

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Fly low and strike deep in the re-invention of the Gunship flight combat franchise. In Gunship! Players take control one of the worlds deadliest weapons in a simulator that is unmatched.

    2014ActionSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific — Steam game cover

    Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse.

    2014Simulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    European Air War — Steam game cover

    European Air War

    Single-player alternative to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

    Take to the skies over Europe during the most dangerous days of World War II.

    2022Simulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →