Single-player games like Ground Control Anthology
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Ground Control Anthology, 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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Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.
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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
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The Red Solstice
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
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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Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
In Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising you will take command of the Blood Ravens and defend the sector against the Chaos Space Marines of the Black Legion. Purge the Chaos filth and hold the chapter together as traitorous forces work from within to try bring down the Blood Ravens.
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Company of Heroes
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
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SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
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Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division™
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.