Single-player games like Rails & Rivals
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rails & Rivals, 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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Empire Builder
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails & Rivals.
Empire Builder train game boardgames brought to the digital world. Starting with Empire Builder - Europe as the base game, we will release each of the games in this series for all to enjoy.
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Sente
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
Sente is a strategic board game where every player moves at the same time. Your victory isn't about acting first, it's about thinking ahead. Inspired by the clarity of Chess and Go, with a wholly original ruleset and support for 1–6 players.
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18Korea
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rails & Rivals.
18Korea is an online multiplayer game for 2 to 5 players motivated by the beloved board game series '18xx'. In the 19~20 century Korean Peninsula, Make the best profit by running railroad companies and trading stocks.
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Cold Transit
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
Catch your friends hiding in the public transport network, before they manage to disappear. Use bikes, trams, trains and more to move around in the city.
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Hexteria
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
Hexteria is a casual Turn-Based Strategy and Puzzle game. The concept is simple: each turn you rotate one tile on the hexagonal board, in order to take over your opponents' tiles. Play against your friends or the AI, or challenge yourself with the Single Player Campaign!
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Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
Enter the fascinating world of turn-based tactical games and let yourself be carried away into a captivating story about heroes, castles and wizards. With a sophisticated AI and a variety of unique units, the game offers impressive depth of play and strategic variety.
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
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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Steam: Rails to Riches
Single-player alternative to Rails & Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rails & Rivals.
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.