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Single-player games like Future Wars

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Future Wars, 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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    Flotilla — Steam game cover

    Flotilla

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!

    2010StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Wonders III — Steam game cover

    Age of Wonders III

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

    2014StrategyRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unity of Command II — Steam game cover

    Unity of Command II

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    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.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wargroove — Steam game cover

    Wargroove

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

    2019StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Antihero — Steam game cover

    Antihero

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.

    2017StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warhammer 40,000: Regicide — Steam game cover

    Warhammer 40,000: Regicide

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.

    2015ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

    2016Strategy5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Popup Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Popup Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Future Wars.

    A tactical roguelike RPG inspired by our favorite tabletop games that lets you create any ability, item, villain, hero, and game imaginable.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drakensang — Steam game cover

    Drakensang

    Single-player alternative to Future Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0.

    2009RPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →