Single-player games like The Great Art Race
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Great Art Race, 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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Patrician III
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
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The Guild II Renaissance
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
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Port Royale 2
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Great Art Race.
The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.
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Bounty Train
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
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Plutocracy
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
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East India Company
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Great Art Race.
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
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The Invisible Hand
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Want to get rich, quick? Welcome to FERIOS, where you’ll be empowered to pursue wealth and success as a mid-level stockbroker! Your wildest dreams of wealth can come true… at the cost of everything else.
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Winds Of Trade
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Winds Of Trade is a strategy game about running an ocean trading company in the 18th and 19th centuries. Building your trading empire will not be your only goal! Ruthless pirates, shady smugglers, wartime and fierce competitors will make the way to the top a long and hard road for you!
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Darkstar One
Single-player alternative to The Great Art Race — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.