IMHO.

Single-player games like Doctrine: C.U.L.T.

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Doctrine: C.U.L.T., 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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    Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine — Steam game cover

    Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    President or Patriarch? In this deep simulation, national survival and family interests clash. Twist laws and deploy kin to seize control. Will you sacrifice the republic for your dynasty, or betray your blood for the state? Power isn't about saving the world; it's about deciding who owns it.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lunar Ascendant — Steam game cover

    Lunar Ascendant

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Democracy 4 — Steam game cover

    Democracy 4

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beholder 2 — Steam game cover

    Beholder 2

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crisis in the Kremlin — Steam game cover

    Crisis in the Kremlin

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AfterWar — Steam game cover

    AfterWar

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency — Steam game cover

    Make America Great Again: The Trump Presidency

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    A Pro-Donald Trump presidential simulation. Make America Rich Again through trade. Make America Safe again by Defeating ISIS. Make America Great Again!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Socialism Simulator — Steam game cover

    Socialism Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Doctrine: C.U.L.T. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Doctrine: C.U.L.T..

    The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.

    2022IndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →