Single-player games like Control Craft 3
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Control Craft 3, 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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Control Craft 2
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Control Craft 2 is a real time strategy game where you will have to act quickly against attackers who want to invade our planet! Wave after wave, your soldiers will overthrow the enemy colonies and will occupy enemy bases one after another.
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MechDefender - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
MechDefender is an innovative fusion of two gaming genres - seamlessly blending the intense action of a top-down shooter with the strategic depth of tower defense.
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Company of Heroes 3
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Control Craft 3.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
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Operation: Polygon Storm
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Control Craft 3.
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
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AI War 2
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Control Craft 3.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
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D.O.T. Defence
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
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Calyx
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Control Craft 3.
A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?
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Mushroom Wars
Single-player alternative to Control Craft 3 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Control Craft 3.
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.