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Single-player games like 明末:甲申年

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 明末:甲申年, 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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    昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming — Steam game cover

    昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1992: Rasputie — Steam game cover

    1992: Rasputie

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Historia Realis: Rome — Steam game cover

    Historia Realis: Rome

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    Be a Roman in this grand strategy game with deep historical realism. Serve in the legions, run for political office, get married and educate your heirs. Make friends, outwit rivals and seduce lovers as thousands of other characters live out their own tragedies and triumphs!

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    How Empires Work — Steam game cover

    How Empires Work

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    An incremental strategy game about history, expansion and development. Grow from humble beginnings to take your place on the world stage!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THREE KINGDOMS: STRATEGY SIMULATOR — Steam game cover

    THREE KINGDOMS: STRATEGY SIMULATOR

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    Three Kingdoms Strategy Simulator is an AI-native historical strategy title. Every NPC possesses independent cognition and persistent long-term memory. None of the regional warlords are pre-scripted routines hardcoded into the game engine。

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    Simulator of Ukraine 1991 — Steam game cover

    Simulator of Ukraine 1991

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Victoria 3 — Steam game cover

    Victoria 3

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

    2022StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Emperor and State — Steam game cover

    The Emperor and State

    Single-player alternative to 明末:甲申年 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 明末:甲申年.

    The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →