Single-player games like Neanderthal
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Neanderthal, 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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Greenland
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Neanderthal.
Greenland is a strategic turn-based survival game. Choose your tribe and fight to survive rival factions and the harsh and shifting conditions of Greenland. Become a friendly hunter and gatherer or a gruesome raider, the tribes fate is in your hands.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Neanderthal.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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Warbands: Bushido
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Neanderthal.
Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Neanderthal.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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Twilight Struggle
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Neanderthal.
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
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Evolution Board Game
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Neanderthal.
Predators lurk, food is scarce, you must adapt - or go extinct. Evolve your species to survive and dominate as you explore the campaign or go head-to-head with the skill-based matchmaker.
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Through the Ages
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Neanderthal.
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
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Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Neanderthal.
Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :)
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Reverse Escape Room: Archaeologists Sanctum
Single-player alternative to Neanderthal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Short and sweet first person puzzler about archaeology, rivals, and robots.