Single-player games like Nuclear Option
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Nuclear Option, 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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Project Wingman
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuclear Option.
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
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ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
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Tiny Combat Arena
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
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.
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DCS World Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear Option.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
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Heliborne Collection
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuclear Option.
Rotary-wing aviation and helicopter combat with a dynamic battlefield and the support of ground forces. Appreciated for MMO elements and an addictive gameplay loop. Use tactics and make strategic decisions or fly around and shoot in historically accurate maps.
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FPV Kamikaze Drone
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.
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Vietnam War
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Nuclear Option.
Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles
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War Thunder
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
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.
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VTOL VR
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nuclear Option.
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
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Arma 3
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
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NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Nuclear Option.
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear Option.
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
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Falcon
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Nuclear Option.
When you climb into the cockpit of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, get set for the "flight of your life" as the powerful FALCON F-16 takes you streaking across the sky at Mach 2.
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Kerbal Space Program
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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Carrier Command 2
Single-player alternative to Nuclear Option — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Nuclear Option.
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!