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Single-player games like Age of Gladiators

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Age of Gladiators, 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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    Age of Gladiators II: Rome — Steam game cover

    Age of Gladiators II: Rome

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Age of Gladiators.

    Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.

    2018SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Qvadriga — Steam game cover

    Qvadriga

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Age of Gladiators.

    Qvadriga is a tactical game of chariot racing in ancient Roman circuses, where you take control of a four horse chariot team. Choose your preferred upgrade combinations and prove your skills at the arena.

    2014SportsStrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Just Power: The Papal States — Steam game cover

    Just Power: The Papal States

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Age of Gladiators.

    Are you ready to found a dynasty which controls the Holy See over the centuries? Climb the hierarchies, hire your relatives, blackmail and bribe to get everything you want in this turn-based political simulator.

    2022StrategySimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Never Second in Rome — Steam game cover

    Never Second in Rome

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Age of Gladiators.

    Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Gladiators II: Death League — Steam game cover

    Age of Gladiators II: Death League

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Age of Gladiators.

    Age of Gladiators II: Death League is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire.

    2017SportsStrategyIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant — Steam game cover

    Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Age of Gladiators.

    Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!

    2019IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mars Horizon — Steam game cover

    Mars Horizon

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Age of Gladiators.

    Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Gladiators Reforged — Steam game cover

    Age of Gladiators Reforged

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Age of Gladiators.

    Age of Gladiators Reforged is a REMAKE of the 2016 indie game. A single-player strategy/management experience set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome that allows you to manage your fighters as they increase in level, forging them into killing machines and champions.

    2023SportsStrategySimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sector Unknown — Steam game cover

    Sector Unknown

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Age of Gladiators.

    Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space. Begin on a desolate planet, establish a stronghold, explore space, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a despotic organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.

    2026RPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raiders! Forsaken Earth — Steam game cover

    Raiders! Forsaken Earth

    Single-player alternative to Age of Gladiators — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Age of Gladiators.

    Raiders! Forsaken Earth is a strategy/management game where you play as the leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic marauders. Build up your organization while extorting, kidnapping, and destroying the last remnants of civilization. The wasteland doesn't need another hero...

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →