Single-player games like Cartographers
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cartographers, 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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Demeo: PC Edition
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.
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Drop Duchy
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
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Field of Glory II
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cartographers.
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
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Here Be Dragons
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World.
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Expeditions: Viking
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
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Nexus 5X
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
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For The King
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cartographers.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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That's Pretty Clever
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cartographers.
Chose clever, score better! The clever dice game where you try to beat the community in weekly challenges for the highscore.
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Power Grid
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cartographers.
Dive into the world of the energy industry with the Power Grid app, designed by award-winning author Friedemann Friese.
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Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Cartographers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cartographers.
The galaxy, once peaceful after the Terran-Hegemony War, now faces rising tensions. The Galactic Council's efforts to maintain peace are failing as alliances shatter and secret treaties form. A confrontation looms—who will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? Lead your people to victory!