Single-player games like Launch!
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Launch!, 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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Legacy of Sail
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
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Exark
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
Exark is a run-based engine builder where you command a gigantic ark-ship. Construct buildings, hire crew with unique skills, and exploit powerful synergies to survive your voyage to the rim of the world.
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Kaiju Inc.
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.
Kaiju Inc. is a Real-Time Tactics + Roguelike Monster strategy game! Mutate, Modify, and Evolve your monsters! Command your strongest monster squad through Roguelike stages!
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Sunbreak War
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.
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FuJianStrike
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Launch!.
Command the deck crew, experience the aircraft carrier deck scheduling process, ensure the smooth take-off and landing of aircraft, and ensure that the aircraft carrier can defeat the endless stream of enemies.
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Warlore
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Launch!.
Sun Tzu sees your hand. Caesar gets a free first move. 16 historical commanders, each rewriting the rules. Place stones on an 11×11 board to claim territory like Go, then play tactical cards to break the rules. 15 minutes per match. No grinding. No luck. Just two minds.
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The Legend of Mala Tokmachka
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.
Build, expand, and arm a towering 2D fortress to withstand endless waves of ground and air attacks. Set in a nameless frontier village where a siege has lasted so long it became a legend, "The Legend of Mala Tokmachka" turns survival into myth.
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The Black Siege
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
The Black Siege is an action roguelite base-defense game where you command the last army on Earth. Defend your headquarters from the plague zombies, hire engineers, and repair humanity’s last rocketship before the siege breaks through.
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Unknot the Maze
Single-player alternative to Launch! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
Unknot the Maze is a turn-based RPG woven with physics-driven puzzles. Drag the rope to unleash magic. Use knots to restrain enemies, change routes, and trigger devices. Surreal visuals depict geometric labyrinths and tactile rope. Different knots alter combat and puzzle outcomes.