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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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?
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Beholder 2
Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lunar Ascendant.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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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.
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Democracy 3
Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lunar Ascendant.
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
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Power & Revolution 2023 Edition
Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.
The latest edition of the ultrarealistic world simulator where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition! New Additions: dive deeper into the war in the Ukraine with artillery, trenches, mines, troop morale, etc; detailed immigration management; the justice system; and children.
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Solium Infernum
Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lunar Ascendant.
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne?
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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.
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Not For Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Lunar Ascendant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lunar Ascendant.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
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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?