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Single-player games like Headquarters: Cold War

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Headquarters: Cold 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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    Headquarters: World War II — Steam game cover

    Headquarters: World War II

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

    2024StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axis & Allies 1942 Online — Steam game cover

    Axis & Allies 1942 Online

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

    2021Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hex of Steel — Steam game cover

    Hex of Steel

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold 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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    Tabletop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Tabletop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unmatched: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Unmatched: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Unmatched: Digital Edition is a highly asymmetrical game of card-driven battles between epic heroes from story and myth. ⚔️ Witness clashes you've never seen before in duels or team fights. 💥 In battle, there are no equals! 💥

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked — Steam game cover

    Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    A cooperative tactical RPG set in the D&D universe. Embark on a fantasy tabletop adventure. Your quest, on your schedule.

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game — Steam game cover

    Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wargroove — Steam game cover

    Wargroove

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

    2019StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: The Pacific — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: The Pacific

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!

    2020StrategySimulation39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Panzer Strategy — Steam game cover

    Panzer Strategy

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.

    2018StrategyIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!

    2020StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.

    2021StrategySimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.

    2023StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939 — Steam game cover

    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939

    Single-player alternative to Headquarters: Cold War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: Cold War.

    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!

    2023StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →