Single-player games like Afghanistan '11
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Afghanistan '11, 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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Panzer Corps Gold
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
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Vietnam ‘65
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
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Panzer Corps 2
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
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Arma Tactics
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afghanistan '11.
Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afghanistan '11.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
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Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afghanistan '11.
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
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Oriental Empires
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afghanistan '11.
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
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Carrier Deck
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
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Her Majesty's Ship
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
All young naval officers dream of becoming Admiral, but few realise this can't be done without a loyal crew and keeping the vessel under your command afloat!
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Terra Incognito - Antarctica 1911
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive all the odds and reach the South Pole before your competitors with this simple, abstract and compelling strategy game.
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Angola '86
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Afghanistan '11.
The first strategy game to capture the essence of the entire South African Border war, from Omugulugwombashe to UNTAG (Aug'66 - Mar'90)
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Northern Ireland '74
Single-player alternative to Afghanistan '11 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Afghanistan '11.
The first strategy game to capture the essence of the entire Northern Ireland Conflict (1966 - 1998).