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Single-player games like The Red Solstice

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Red Solstice, 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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    DG2: Defense Grid 2 — Steam game cover

    DG2: Defense Grid 2

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Original War — Steam game cover

    Original War

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    An American geological expedition, under a UN mandate, assesses the natural resources in a distant part of Siberia, deep in the trackless steppes of Eastern Russia. But instead of oil, they discover a deposit of a hitherto unknown mineral.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stardust Exile — Steam game cover

    Stardust Exile

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Stardust Exile is an RTS set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics. The remaining star systems are procedurally generated. It has both online mode and single-player skirmish mode. The online server is persistent and single-shard.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Edge Of Extinction — Steam game cover

    Edge Of Extinction

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Edge of Extinction is a real-time strategy game focused on tactical unit control, faction identity, and large-scale conflict. Command armies across unstable voxel-based terrain, deploy formations, manage resources, and fight for survival as five rival factions are forced into war. Wishlist now!

    2025Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Empires Apart — Steam game cover

    Empires Apart

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

    2018StrategyFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galactic Ruler — Steam game cover

    Galactic Ruler

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Galactic Ruler offers real time strategy game play at both planetary level and in space! Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a procedurally generated galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemies or resource riches. Develop advanced technologies to rule the galaxy!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wargame: Red Dragon — Steam game cover

    Wargame: Red Dragon

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wargame: European Escalation — Steam game cover

    Wargame: European Escalation

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ascent — Steam game cover

    The Ascent

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Swarm — Steam game cover

    Alien Swarm

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

    2010ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien: Isolation — Steam game cover

    Alien: Isolation

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    2014Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wooden Battles: Spec Ops — Steam game cover

    Wooden Battles: Spec Ops

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Wooden Battles: Spec Ops is a stealth action strategy game. Take control of a group of 4 special forces units with unique abilities, infiltrate the enemy base and complete the mission objectives. Use the in-game level editor to create your own missions and upload them to the Steam Workshop.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Red Solstice 2: Survivors — Steam game cover

    Red Solstice 2: Survivors

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

    2021StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solstice Chronicles: MIA — Steam game cover

    Solstice Chronicles: MIA

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

    2017Action14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Atre: Dominance Wars — Steam game cover

    Atre: Dominance Wars

    Single-player alternative to The Red Solstice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Red Solstice.

    Fantasy kingdom builder with god powers and turn-based tactical combat. Build thriving settlements, forge artifacts, command armies with heroes, and ascend from sorcerer to god - wielding spells powerful enough to reshape the world itself. Betray your allies or be betrayed. Only one can ascend.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access21.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →