Single-player games like Original War
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Original War, 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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Wargame: European Escalation
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Original War.
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
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The Red Solstice
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
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Supreme Commander
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions.
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Airships: Conquer the Skies
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Original War.
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
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Scourge Of War - Remastered
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Original War.
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
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Iron Harvest
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
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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Company of Heroes 2
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
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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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Original War.
Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.
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UFO: Afterlight
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Original War.
The story is situated on Mars. It starts where UFO: Aftermath left off and runs simultaneously with UFO: Aftershock. While the Laputans on Earth are fighting Wargots and Starghosts and finding out what caused the destruction of their home planet, a small colony on Mars is trying to survive and flourish.
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Fish Fillets 2
Single-player alternative to Original War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Original War.
In this underwater puzzle game you control fish secret agents Max Flounder and Tina Guppy. Seemingly a common case turns into a tough fight with a mysterious enemy and the strings appear to lead pretty high. Fortunately, you are not alone.