Single-player games like Empire at Risk
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Empire at Risk, 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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Hexa's Gone
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
The Secret Hexa has vanished. Ask the right questions, stay strategic in your answers. Your goal will be to gather the clues from each player. By combining them, you will likely be the first to find the Hexa.
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Paper Flags
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
A two-player abstract strategy game on a 9×9 board. Fold your pieces to advance diagonally. Unfold them into flags — moving like rooks across rank and file. Plant three flags on your opponent's back row, or cut their forces to three.
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Hex of Steel
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
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!
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Avante! Atlantis
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
Lead the world's greatest Strategists through a virtual war. Decide how humanity will approach the mysterious island of Atlantis.
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The Conquest of Go
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
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Blood Bowl 3
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire at Risk.
Brutal, crazy, tactical… this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
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.
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Terraforming Mars
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empire at Risk.
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
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Creator's Fall
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Empire at Risk.
Creator’s Fall is an action roguelike with various classes, where you can choose between different paths. The goal is to reach and defeat the final boss at the end of the path. Levels are dynamically generated and feature different biomes. You can choose an upgrade after each level up.
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Imperial Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Empire at Risk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire at Risk.
Lead a medieval realm in this 4X grand strategy game with pausable real-time. Establish vital infrastructure to supply your capital and sustain your armies. Design custom military templates, manage production estates, and conquer rival kingdoms via strategic sieges and raids.