Single-player games like Traceroute
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Traceroute, 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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Galactic Conflict
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Traceroute.
A real-time sci-fi 4X strategy game where you explore procedurally generated star systems, expand your empire, manage resources, build fleets, and wage war against multiple AI factions in a dynamic and evolving galaxy.
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Eternal 4 Rounds
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
A dynamic low-poly Tower Defense. Command mobile squads and repel attacks from 4 factions. Collect gold from settlements during battle to craft equipment—the currency for hiring new troops. Defeat titanic bosses, upgrade your camp, and unlock elite tiers for your army!
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Warnet
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
Outmaneuver, outbuild, outthink. In Warnet, the map is your ally and your enemy - master its properties, and you master victory.
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Becoming Saint
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying.
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SPUM TD
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
'SPUM TD' is a 2D strategy game that combines Auto-Chess and Tower Defense. Hire units from a randomized shop and match attribute and class synergies to build a powerful formation. Fend off pouring waves of enemies and complete your ultimate deck!
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Daily Bagholder: Stock Market Simulator
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
Daily Bagholder is a satirical stock-market simulator about trading leveraged instruments, chasing gains, eating losses, and making increasingly questionable financial decisions in a fake procedurally generated market that is only slightly dumber than the real one.
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Stick Wars: The Laneborn
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
A 2D stickman strategy game on three lanes: you don’t micro troops you decide gold, deployments, and upgrades. Ally champions, lane-swapping bosses, and a campaign that only gets tougher.
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Afterglow Fortress
Single-player alternative to Traceroute — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Traceroute.
A cute hand-drawn 2D medieval RTS game. Gather resources, build your base, develop by day, and defend against monster hordes at night to protect your realm.