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Single-player games like Commander: The Great War

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Commander: The Great War, 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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    Panzer Corps Gold — Steam game cover

    Panzer Corps Gold

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.

    2014Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    To End All Wars — Steam game cover

    To End All Wars

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.

    2014StrategySimulation39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Panzer Corps 2 — Steam game cover

    Panzer Corps 2

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unity of Command II — Steam game cover

    Unity of Command II

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hex of Steel — Steam game cover

    Hex of Steel

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

    2020StrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WarPlan — Steam game cover

    WarPlan

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign — Steam game cover

    Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.

    2012StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gary Grigsby's War in the East — Steam game cover

    Gary Grigsby's War in the East

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

    2015StrategySimulation79.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Command Classic: WWI — Steam game cover

    Strategic Command Classic: WWI

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Strategic Command World War I: The Great War is a grand strategy game in the series from award winning game designer Hubert Cater. It is more than just another addition to the Strategic Command series - it is an entire game engine at your fingertips!

    2017StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release

    2010Strategy24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Order of Battle: World War II — Steam game cover

    Order of Battle: World War II

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

    2015StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Commander: Europe at War — Steam game cover

    Commander: Europe at War

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Commander: Europe at War is a turn-based strategy game and a remake of the 2007 classic. Spanning six epic WWII campaigns, command air, land, and sea forces, research advanced technologies, manage resources, and strategically assign commanders to shift the course of battle.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Napoleon 1813 — Steam game cover

    Napoleon 1813

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.

    2014Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pike and Shot : Campaigns — Steam game cover

    Pike and Shot : Campaigns

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

    2015Strategy39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sovereignty: Crown of Kings — Steam game cover

    Sovereignty: Crown of Kings

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    Assume the leadership of one of the lands of Sovereignty and guide your people to glory and prosperity. By wisely combining soft and hard power, you can eventually hope to reign over the whole land. However, In this divided and merciless land, holding onto power is likely to prove harder than seizing it!

    2017StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    In Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks, a new turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Orks against the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters, under a scorching sun, through hostile ash wastes, and in the shadows of gigantic Hive Cities.

    2016StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Check Your 6! — Steam game cover

    Check Your 6!

    Single-player alternative to Commander: The Great War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Commander: The Great War.

    “Check Your 6” brings you in the middle of the World War II battles, with a turn-based game that carries the spirit of the dogfights.

    2018StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →