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Single-player games like Knights of the Sky

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Knights of the Sky, 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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    Blue Sky Aces — Steam game cover

    Blue Sky Aces

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    A retro inspired, stylized world war 1 flight simulator that puts you in control of some of the worlds first war planes. Zoom above the trenches as you engage the enemy in fierce close range dogfights, where any moment could be your last.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wings! Remastered Edition — Steam game cover

    Wings! Remastered Edition

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Wings!(tm), the classic flight-combat action game from the Amiga generation is back! With "Wings! Remastered Edition“ Cinemaware brings you back to an experience full of blasting action, drama and emotions.

    2014ActionSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of Flight United — Steam game cover

    Rise of Flight United

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the...

    2013SimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warplane Quest — Steam game cover

    Warplane Quest

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Warplane Quest is a WW1 dogfighting game where fast side-scrolling action meets immersive air battles. Fight deadly missions, customize your aircraft, and take to the skies in open-ended free flight.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thunder Training Ground — Steam game cover

    Thunder Training Ground

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    You can freely define parameters such as aircraft performance and weapon performance to simulate all air combat scenarios. Additionally, the unique one-click scene reset function of this Training Ground enables you to complete up to 10 training sessions even within a brief one-minute timeframe.

    ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Furball Over the Front — Steam game cover

    Furball Over the Front

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Take to the skies over the western front in this WW1 casual run and gun style Sim-Shooter. Play as an Allied or German pilot in 6 different planes from 1915-1918. Balloon Busting, Ground Attack, and Dogfighting missions await you!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tactical Warfare Simulator — Steam game cover

    Tactical Warfare Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Experience Adrenalin fueled dogfights over the western front.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Air Conflicts: Secret Wars — Steam game cover

    Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Soar through the unfriendly skies in Air Conflicts: Secret Wars - an arcade flight simulation set in World War I and II era. Buy before July 21st and save!

    2011ActionSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: UFO Defense — Steam game cover

    X-COM: UFO Defense

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

    2014AdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    X-COM: Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: Terror From the Deep — Steam game cover

    X-COM: Terror From the Deep

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.

    2007Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: Enforcer — Steam game cover

    X-COM: Enforcer

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    X-COM: Earth's top-secret eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit The Place: America - early 21st century The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X-COM: Interceptor — Steam game cover

    X-COM: Interceptor

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier's Covert Action (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier's Covert Action (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Sid Meier's Covert Action - A Techno-Thriller From the Case Files of Max Remington.

    2014AdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Knights of the Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Knights of the Sky.

    Ahoy mateys! From the Mind of Sid Meier, The Golden Age of Buccaneering has returned with Pirates! Gold!

    2014AdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →