Single-player games like Aquis
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Aquis, 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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Mandate Order
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aquis.
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Aquis.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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Ground of Aces
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Aquis.
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aquis.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
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Anno 1800
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Aquis.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
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Anno 2205™
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Aquis.
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
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Let Them Trade
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aquis.
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
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Foundation
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aquis.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
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Tidewell
Single-player alternative to Aquis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aquis.
Restore a fading seaside town as its newly elected mayor. Answer villagers’ petitions, reclaim neglected plots, shape the shoreline, balance taxes and happiness, and build a cozy cove that feels unmistakably yours.