Single-player games like US and THEM
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to US and THEM, 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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Crimson Banner: War of Liberation
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Ready, comrades? In 'Crimson Banner: War of Liberation', command the PLA, strike the Kuomintang reactionaries, and liberate all China! Turn-based hex wargame, experience every battle!
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Warlord Atlas: Global Naval War
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
You know what comes next. Sent from the future to a parallel past, rewrite history with the mysterious ATLAS app. Lead ten nations or a custom nation. Coordinate fleets, air power, landings, logistics, production, and diplomacy. How you end the war changes your New Game+ rewards—and the next world.
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Power Struggle
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Power Struggle is a game of world domination. It is not intended to be a high brow simulation of any past, present or future world situation, but a game of fun based on strategy and tactics.
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Seas of Static
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
A methodical single-player strategy game. Command your fleet in an irradiated warzone, use deduction to uncover the locations of friends and foes, and bring your mighty arsenal to bear against all those who would defy the empire.
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Third Bloc
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
A text-based political management sandbox set in the Cold War. Balance the budget, recruit experts, bargain with rival powers, answer telegrams, and drag a poor new republic into the space age. Or bury it in a nuclear one. All in animated ASCII.
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War Footing
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
War Footing puts you in command of a nation's defenses. With limited time & resources, and tension rising, can you build the military needed to save your country's independence?
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War In The Dark
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
War In The Dark is a 1-bit turn-based wiretapping simulation. Track enemy radio frequencies and decipher incoming Morse code to pinpoint unseen enemies. Use the spacebar to manually tap Morse commands to direct your allies and control the flow of intense information warfare.
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MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Read the wind, dial in your shot, and hit back harder. Battle friends or AI in 8-player matches. Random terrain and wind make every battle different. Earn cash to buy weapons from mortars to nukes, or defenses that keep you alive. Play flat or in VR, online or on one couch, with full crossplay.
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Twilight Struggle
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
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Gunbot Diplomacy
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
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World Basketball Manager 2010
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
World Basketball Manager (WBM) is a basketball strategy game. It uses the same game-play principles as most soccer management games do. Entering the game, the player creates his manager profile and he is hired as the general manager of a basketball club and his task is to improve the team’s performance by analyzing the facts and making...
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World Basketball Tycoon
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
WBM Tycoon is a fresh look in sports strategy games that combines the classic manager game with the financial management and development of a Tycoon type game. As the Club Owner you must generate (or loan) the necessary funds in order to expand the club's facilities, raise the financial level and improve the team's roster.
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Sim Junta
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Sim Junta – A game of dirty politics! You are the new dictator of Risuena, a small and poor country of the third world. You have just seized power after a bloody coup and your intentions are to stay in power as long as you can, to rip this country off, transfer the money to your secret Swiss bank account and of course, stay alive and...
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World Basketball Manager 2
Single-player alternative to US and THEM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with US and THEM.
Start an international career as a basketball manager in the ultimate old school sport management game! WBM2 is not just the latest addition to the successful series of basketball management games, but a completely new game, based on a super fast engine and a friendly and simple interface!