Single-player games like Xuande
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Xuande, 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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Bamboo Spring: A Story Cast in Bronze
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
After saving an exiled prince of the fallen State of Wei, you are granted an abandoned homestead. Farm the land, raise livestock, fish and hunt, forge bonds with the townsfolk, build a militia, and defend your home against invading forces.
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Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
The legendary medieval strategy adventure has returned – enhanced for a new generation of knights. Conquer provinces, raise armies, storm castles, and influence the balance of power through bold strategy and action moments.
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Wishful Journey:Love Across Time
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Xuande.
Xu yuan, who was a loser in real life traveled to an ancient palace. By transforming into the male protagonist, players will be in love with many beauties with different personalities, such as the unruly princess, the cold female assassin, embark on a love adventure that spans time and space.
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Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Xuande.
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
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Expeditions: Rome
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
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The Emperor and State
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
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Expeditions: Conquistador
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
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Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Xuande.
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
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Whiskers on Time's Corner
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In a beautiful small town, you are a lively and adorable cat, experiencing a rich and colorful life, exploring and enjoying the joys only cats understand, while helping your friends find a happy ending together.
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Undead Exile
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Xuande.
This post-apocalyptic FPS is perfect for players who dislike PvP, complex stories, or navigating endless mazes. Just grab your weapon and shoot away, enjoying pure, simple shooting fun. Both characters and weapons can be upgraded and customized.
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Glamour Riot
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is an absurd and humorous action game where you play as a beauty pageant star. With an innocent, delicate face, a sexy and alluring figure, and all sorts of shady, underhanded tricks, you’ll fight for victory, wealth, and fame.
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Accretion
Single-player alternative to Xuande — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Simulate being a celestial body in an open universe, using the rules of relativity and astrophysics to plunder mass and gradually evolve from a gas cloud into a planet, a star, or even a supermassive black hole.