Single-player games like Civil War: 1863
Below are 19 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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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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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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Assault on Arnhem
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Assault on Arnhem is an operational level wargame for between one and four players, based on the famous Operation Market Garden campaign in September 1944.
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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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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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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
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Shadow Empire
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
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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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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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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: Gettysburg
Single-player alternative to Civil War: 1863 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1863.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from 1st to 3rd July 1863, in Pennsylvania. The battle resulted the largest number of casualties in any battle of the entire war, and was the turning point of the American Civil War. Over three days General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated the Confederate army of General Robert E.
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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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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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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.