Single-player games like Europa Universalis V
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Europa Universalis V, 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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Europa Universalis IV
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
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Victoria 3
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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三國.爭霸
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
在这款沉浸式三国策略卡牌游戏中，你将化身一方主公，招揽名将、打造无敌军团，体验从乱世枭雄到一统天下的霸业征程！
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Imperialist
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
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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1992: Rasputie
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
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The King's Campaign
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
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Hexarchy
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Age of Wonders
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
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Sengoku
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.
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March of the Eagles
Single-player alternative to Europa Universalis V — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Europa Universalis V.
“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.