Single-player games like Emergency 2012
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Emergency 2012, 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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Wargame: European Escalation
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
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EMERGENCY 20
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Coordinate your team of first responders in the anniversary edition of EMERGENCY! Featuring 10 remastered classic EMERGENCY missions and three full campaigns, EMERGENCY 20 is the complete package for both experienced and new rescue commanders!
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Police Stories
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
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Door Kickers
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
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Arma 2
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Emergency 2012.
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
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Emergency 2013
Single-player alternative to Emergency 2012 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emergency 2012.
Take command of the paramedics, fire brigade, police and disaster relief.