Single-player games like Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, 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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Old World
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
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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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
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The Battle of Polytopia
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
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ZEPHON
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
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ANNO: Mutationem
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
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Anno 1800
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
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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PARADOX
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
PARADOX is a puzzle-platformer about time traveling and avoiding paradoxes.
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Kingdoms Rise and Fall
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Kingdoms Rise and Fall is a captivating Real-Time Strategy game that takes you on an epic journey through different eras, spanning the entirety of history and beyond! Kingdoms Rise & Fall focuses more on culture, science, and keeping your nation happy over time.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
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XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!