Single-player games like Total War: SHOGUN 2
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Total War: SHOGUN 2, 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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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Company of Heroes 2
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
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Total War: WARHAMMER III
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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Total War: WARHAMMER
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Total War: SHOGUN 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.