Single-player games like Act of War: Direct Action
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Act of War: Direct Action, 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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Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold contains Supreme Ruler 2020 and the expansion, Global Crisis: SUPREME RULER 2020 Overnight, the US dollar crashes AND the sound echoes across the globe. The economic crisis amplifies global instabilities and regional disputes, tearing the world asunder. Nations dissolve, economies collapse, and tensions escalate.
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SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
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Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.
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Wargame: European Escalation
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
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Wargame: Airland Battle
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
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Realpolitiks
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
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Tempest Rising
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.
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Command & Conquer™ Generals
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Command & Conquer Generals puts your trigger finger on the pulse of modern warfare. Prepare your forces General... it's time to engage in the next generation of real-time strategy.
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WARNO
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
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Steel Division 2
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Act of War: High Treason
Single-player alternative to Act of War: Direct Action — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Act of War: Direct Action.
The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed game Act of War: Direct Action picks up where the techno-thriller left off. On the eve of the U.S. Presidential elections, simultaneous terrorist attacks hit both candidates. Clues point to corrupt elements within the U.S.