Single-player games like Media Circus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Media Circus, 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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Cat's Vote
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Media Circus.
Balance happiness and survival in Cat's Vote, a whimsical pastel-colored resource management game where you juggle your family's needs and vote in unpredictable feline elections. Shape your story, customize your cat family, and decide if those campaign promises are worth the risk!
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1992: Rasputie
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Media Circus.
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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Lawgivers II
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Media Circus.
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
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Secret Government
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Media Circus.
Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.
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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Media Circus.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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AfterWar
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Media Circus.
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
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Lawgivers
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Media Circus.
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
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Age of History II
Single-player alternative to Media Circus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Media Circus.
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..