Single-player games like Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, 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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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
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Age of Empires® III (2007)
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.
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Age of Empires II (Retired)
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
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Stronghold: Warlords
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
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Empires Apart
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
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.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
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Empire Earth: Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.
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Rise of a Legend
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rise of a Legend is a third-person action RPG that immerses you in the ruthless era of gladiatorial combat. Engage in rich single-player progression or take on challengers in online multiplayer matches. Manage your Ludus, level up your fighters, and boost your house's prestige with every victory.
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SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
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Tiny Civilization
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
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Millennia
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
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Old World
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
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Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
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Stela
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.
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TASTEE: Lethal Tactics
Single-player alternative to Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rise of Nations: Extended Edition.
Strategy has a new name and it’s damn TASTEE. Recruit a team of volatile mercs and execute dramatic gunfights on a mission to take down the Cartel in this simultaneous turn-based tactics caper. Precision planning meets epic action. Regular community tournaments with prizes!