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Single-player games like Australia: Federation 1901

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Australia: Federation 1901, 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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    AfterWar — Steam game cover

    AfterWar

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Imperator: Rome — Steam game cover

    Imperator: Rome

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

    2019StrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Secret Government — Steam game cover

    Secret Government

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War — Steam game cover

    Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turkish Throne — Steam game cover

    Turkish Throne

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?

    2025Simulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Collapse: A Political Simulator — Steam game cover

    Collapse: A Political Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Victoria II — Steam game cover

    Victoria II

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Australia: Federation 1901.

    Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

    2010Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sigma Theory: Global Cold War — Steam game cover

    Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

    Single-player alternative to Australia: Federation 1901 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Australia: Federation 1901.

    A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

    2019StrategySimulation4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →