Single-player games like Civil War: 1863
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Civil War: 1863, 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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Civil War: Battle of Petersburg
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Crush the Confederates near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Bring peace to a nation divided.
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Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.
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Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
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Hex of Steel
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
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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Panzer Corps 2
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
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American Patriots: Boston Tea Party
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Take Boston or die for freedom!
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Commander: The Great War
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
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Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
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Ultimate General: Civil War
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
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Civil War: 1861
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Civil War: 1861 covers the opening battles of the American Civil War. The game covers both the small and large actions of that momentous year, starting with the battle at ‘Big Bethel’, on to the comparatively vast engagements at ‘Bull Run’ and ‘Wilson’s Creek’.
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Tank Battle: Normandy
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Land your troops on the beaches of northern France, lay bridges to cross flooded enemy defences, avoid tanktraps, clear the area of dangerous minefields, overcome the enemy and claim the beachhead for the Allies!
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Civil War: Bull Run 1861
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Bull Run recreates the first major battle of the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies. Take command of an Union army of Northeast Virginia or the Confederate army of Potomac and Shenandoah and engage in the largest battle fought on American soil to date.
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Battles of the Ancient World
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
The ‘Battles of the Ancient World’ game system is a tactical simulation of some of the greatest and most important battles from 1457 B.C. to 378 A.D.. Each scenario features one of these great battles and players may play as either side. The game has been designed to ensure maximum playability and historical accuracy, in that order.
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Wellington's Victory
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
At dawn on June 18th, the torrential rain which had soaked the Belgium countryside the previous day began tapering off.
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Tank Battle: 1944
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
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1775: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!
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Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge is a Decision Games card game that recreates the famous World War Two battle (16-31 Dec 1944) in which the German Army mounted a surprise attack on the thin U.S. forces deployed in the Ardennes region.
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Commands & Colors: The Great War
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.