Single-player games like Making History: The Second World War
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Making History: The Second World War, 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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Making History: The First World War
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History: The Second World War.
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
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Making History II: The War of the World
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History: The Second World War.
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
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Panzer Corps 2
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History: The Second World War.
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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Age of History II
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History: The Second World War.
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Making History: The Second World War.
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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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History: The Second World War.
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History: The Second World War.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
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Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History: The Second World War.
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
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A Total War Saga: TROY
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Strategy with Making History: The Second World War.
Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.
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Making History: The Great War
Single-player alternative to Making History: The Second World War — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History: The Second World War.
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.