Single-player games like Ground Control Anthology
Below are 12 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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Battlezone: Combat Commander
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
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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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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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Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
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Earth 2150 Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
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Maelstrom: The Battle for Earth Begins
Single-player alternative to Ground Control Anthology — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ground Control Anthology.
In the space of fifty years, Earth changed from a planet on cusp of a challenging future to a world a breath away from lifelessness and plunged into an apocalyptic time of ecological disaster, global warfare and the meltdown of human civilization. This is the time of the Maelstrom.
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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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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.