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Single-player games like Grow Empire: Rome

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grow Empire: Rome, 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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    BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes — Steam game cover

    BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grow Empire: Rome.

    A military styled action tower-defence game filled with nukes, missiles and tanks. Improve your building, canons and tanks. Purchase stronger ammunition and survive the next wave. Highly replayable, tough and addictive.The fun never ends

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传 — Steam game cover

    NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Grow Empire: Rome.

    This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Iterum — Steam game cover

    Iterum

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Grow Empire: Rome.

    Conquer Gaul in Caesar's legendary campaigns. Every choice shapes your empire—will you lead it to glory or ruin? Keep your people fed, your cities thriving, and your legions strong as you forge your legacy through the ages.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOUGH: A Crime Strategy RPG — Steam game cover

    DOUGH: A Crime Strategy RPG

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Grow Empire: Rome.

    A crime based 4X strategy game with heavy RPG elements. Money, power, women... in the Prohibition, the world of crime is prospering, but in it, the road to the top is filled with blood. The ruthless competition, the greedy politicians and the pesky policemen, everyone wants to come out on top!

    2024StrategySimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hannibal — Steam game cover

    Hannibal

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grow Empire: Rome.

    Hannibal is a grand strategy game with real-time tactical battles. Choose regions on the campaign map, command your army, and take direct control when war begins. Build formations, break enemy lines, and lead your empire to victory through smart strategy and battlefield decisions.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NationWar:Annals — Steam game cover

    NationWar:Annals

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grow Empire: Rome.

    This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.

    2021StrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SandTable War: Three Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    SandTable War: Three Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Grow Empire: Rome.

    "SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: ROME REMASTERED — Steam game cover

    Total War: ROME REMASTERED

    Single-player alternative to Grow Empire: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Grow Empire: Rome.

    Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.

    2021Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →