Single-player games like Nexus Legacy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nexus Legacy, 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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NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Nexus Legacy.
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Europa Universalis IV
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
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ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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Galactic Civilizations IV
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus Legacy.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Terra Invicta
Single-player alternative to Nexus Legacy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nexus Legacy.
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.