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Single-player games like Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition, 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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    Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition — Steam game cover

    Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galactic Civilizations III — Steam game cover

    Galactic Civilizations III

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

    2012Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion — Steam game cover

    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    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.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes — Steam game cover

    Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.

    2013StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galactic Civilizations IV — Steam game cover

    Galactic Civilizations IV

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

    2023StrategySimulation39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellaris — Steam game cover

    Stellaris

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

    2016StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sorcerer King: Rivals — Steam game cover

    Sorcerer King: Rivals

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Explore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Master of Orion — Steam game cover

    Master of Orion

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.

    2016Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: UFO Defense — Steam game cover

    X-COM: UFO Defense

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sins of a Solar Empire II — Steam game cover

    Sins of a Solar Empire II

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

    2024StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation — Steam game cover

    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition.

    A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.

    2016StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Control®: Origins — Steam game cover

    Star Control®: Origins

    Single-player alternative to Galactic Civilizations® I: Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

    2018ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →