Single-player games like Rails Across America
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rails Across America, 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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Economic Miracle
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
Take charge of any nation and lead it to greatness in the most ambitious geopolitical simulator of the modern era. Manage economy, laws, military, and diplomacy. Build the future without compromise!
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AfterWar
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
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Simulator of Ukraine 1991
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
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Scourge Of War - Gettysburg
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
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Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
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Geo-Political Simulator 5
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rails Across America.
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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East India Company
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails Across America.
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails Across America.
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
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Railroad Tycoon 3
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails Across America.
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Single-player alternative to Rails Across America — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails Across America.
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.