Single-player games like Drag and Conquer
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drag and Conquer, 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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Civitas: World Simulator
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Drag and Conquer.
Civitas: World Simulator is a deep historical-fantasy simulation where nations will dynamically rise, fall, and evolve. In this game we model internal forces like ethnicity, culture, language and other inner political struggles.
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How Empires Work
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drag and Conquer.
An incremental strategy game about building the machinery of empire. Develop your economy and military, and automate them into institutions of power that expand your reach across centuries of history. Grow from humble beginnings to take your place on the world stage!
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Crown & Coin: The Hundred Years
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drag and Conquer.
Survive the Hundred Years' War in this medieval ensemble sandbox. Play as 1,015 historical figures, from Joan of Arc to the imposter des Armoises. Gain glory as a knight, forge a new kingdom to crush England and France, or thrive as a bandit. Discover 22 tarot-based multiple endings!
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Warlord
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Drag and Conquer.
Warlord is a fantasy map simulator where factions build, expand, and fight on their own. Create custom maps, scenarios, factions, and units. Then watch your world come to life.
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Provinces
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Drag and Conquer.
A world-building sandbox where you create provinces, cultures, nations and characters to build your own custom worlds. Then influence the world you have just created by giving your characters ambitions make your own sandbox stories.
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Simulator of Ukraine 1991
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drag and Conquer.
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.
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SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drag and Conquer.
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
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Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Drag and Conquer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drag and Conquer.
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.