Single-player games like Empire Earth III
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Empire Earth 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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Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.
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Empire Earth II: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
Empire Earth II: Gold Edition refines the series’ time-spanning gameplay with a host of new features. With advanced AI, picture-in-picture control, dynamic weather and many other additions, this RTS doesn’t just stand the test of time – it annihilates it.
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Last Stand: Defense
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!
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IDUN - Frontline Survival
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
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Creeper World 4
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
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Geo-Political Simulator 5
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
The new 5th edition of the hyperrealistic global simulator game where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition or the president of a large multinational company, with a completely redesigned interface, a new ultra-detailed map, complete control of companies and new scenarios for 2024.
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After Long Night
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
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Company of Heroes 3
Single-player alternative to Empire Earth III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire Earth III.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?