Single-player games like Realms of Madness
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Realms of Madness, 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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Mandate Order
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
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East India Company
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
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There Are No Orcs
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
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Stronghold: Warlords
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
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Battlestations Pacific
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
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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Open The Gates!
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Realms of Madness.
Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.
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The Great Exhibition
Single-player alternative to Realms of Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are the head curator of a museum. Gather ancient artifacts to expand your collection by raiding temples of long-lost civilizations.