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Single-player games like Lunar Ascendant

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Lunar Ascendant, 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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    Bering Tonnage — Steam game cover

    Bering Tonnage

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    Build and automate a cargo fleet across over 250 real-world ports in this maritime tycoon. Route ships through strategic canals, navigate tropical cyclones and geopolitical sanctions, and grow a small shipping company into a global logistics empire.

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Socialism Simulator — Steam game cover

    Socialism Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.

    2022IndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Democracy 4 — Steam game cover

    Democracy 4

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lunar Ascendant.

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升 — Steam game cover

    Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!

    2023StrategySimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Politics The Game — Steam game cover

    Politics The Game

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    Become a parliamentarian, create a powerful party, and lead it to victory in this humorous adventure game. Manage your popularity and dignity, use unique powers, and navigate a storyline inspired by current events.

    2025StrategyAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AfterWar — Steam game cover

    AfterWar

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lunar Ascendant.

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Suzerain — Steam game cover

    Suzerain

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lunar Ascendant.

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tropico 6 — Steam game cover

    Tropico 6

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

    2019StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Do No Harm — Steam game cover

    Do No Harm

    Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.

    Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?

    2025Simulation15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →