Single-player games like Pharaoh + Cleopatra
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Pharaoh + Cleopatra, 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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Pharaoh™: A New Era
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.
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Zeus + Poseidon
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Zeus + Poseidon delivers hundreds of hours of gameplay in one game!
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Knights and Merchants
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.
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Land of the Vikings
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
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Ostriv
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
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Zeus Begins
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Help the young Zeus to come back to Olympus and defeat Cronus. Cronus ate all of his sons but Zeus escaped with the help of his mother,he trained so hard in combat to defeat all the enemies that Cronus send to him. Fight with mythologic creatures and titans across Grece in a beat´em up game!
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Caesar™ 3
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!
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Lords of the Realm II
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.
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Lords of Magic: Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
Urak, once peaceful, is now a land of darkness, chaos and death. The people yearn for a champion to drive away the forces of evil. That champion is you.
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Lords of the Realm
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
The year is 1268 and the English throne lies empty. Fight for the right to be King in this classic blend of turn-based and real-time strategy.
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Lords of the Realm III
Single-player alternative to Pharaoh + Cleopatra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pharaoh + Cleopatra.
When it comes to medieval real-time strategy, Lords of the Realm III flies the flag high. Whether it's maneuvering troops on the battlefield, negotiating trade and alliances, or overseeing armies across the lands, RTS fans will find plenty here to enjoy.