Single-player games like Making History II: The War of the World
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Making History II: The War of the World, 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 Second World War
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
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Making History: The Great War
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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.
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
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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Hex of Steel
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
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Age of History II
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
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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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
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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Panzer Corps Gold
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
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Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Making History II: The War of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.