Single-player games like Age of Wonders III
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Age of Wonders III, 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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ENDLESS™ Legend
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
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Age of Wonders 4
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Deity Empires
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
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Old World
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
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Shadow Empire
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
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Eador. Masters of the Broken World
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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X-COM: UFO Defense
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Tiny Civilization
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
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Overlord™
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
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Overlord II
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...
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Overlord™: Raising Hell
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Age of Wonders
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
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Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
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Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Single-player alternative to Age of Wonders III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.