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Single-player games like Nemesis of the Roman Empire

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Nemesis of the Roman Empire, 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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    Grand Ages: Rome — Steam game cover

    Grand Ages: Rome

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.

    2009StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rome: Total War™ - Collection — Steam game cover

    Rome: Total War™ - Collection

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.

    2007StrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: ATTILA — Steam game cover

    Total War: ATTILA

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

    2015Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rome: Total War™ - Alexander — Steam game cover

    Rome: Total War™ - Alexander

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...

    2007StrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Praetorians — Steam game cover

    Praetorians

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.

    2014StrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition — Steam game cover

    Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2008Strategy2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strategos — Steam game cover

    Strategos

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    One of the most innovative Real-Time Strategy Games comes back totally renewed and improved to the smallest detail, with epic large scale battles, new civilizations, unit customization system never seen before in a game, 8K support, and much more.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Celtic Kings: Rage of War — Steam game cover

    Celtic Kings: Rage of War

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Celtic Kings: Rage of War is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2002. It is the first game of the award-winning franchise Celtic Kings

    2019Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jagged Alliance 3 — Steam game cover

    Jagged Alliance 3

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

    2023ActionStrategy13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tropico 5 — Steam game cover

    Tropico 5

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.

    2014StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stranded: Alien Dawn — Steam game cover

    Stranded: Alien Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

    2023StrategySimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tropico 4 — Steam game cover

    Tropico 4

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

    2011StrategySimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Victor Vran ARPG — Steam game cover

    Victor Vran ARPG

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars: Relaunched — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars: Relaunched

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.

    2025StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Omerta - City of Gangsters — Steam game cover

    Omerta - City of Gangsters

    Single-player alternative to Nemesis of the Roman Empire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nemesis of the Roman Empire.

    Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.

    2013StrategySimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →