Single-player games like Lightning: D-Day
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Lightning: D-Day, 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 2
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
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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World War 2 Operation Husky
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
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Unity of Command II
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
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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Valor & Victory
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
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Order of Battle: World War II
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
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Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
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Field of Glory II
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
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Tank Battle: Normandy
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Land your troops on the beaches of northern France, lay bridges to cross flooded enemy defences, avoid tanktraps, clear the area of dangerous minefields, overcome the enemy and claim the beachhead for the Allies!
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Civil War: Bull Run 1861
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Bull Run recreates the first major battle of the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies. Take command of an Union army of Northeast Virginia or the Confederate army of Potomac and Shenandoah and engage in the largest battle fought on American soil to date.
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Battles of the Ancient World
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
The ‘Battles of the Ancient World’ game system is a tactical simulation of some of the greatest and most important battles from 1457 B.C. to 378 A.D.. Each scenario features one of these great battles and players may play as either side. The game has been designed to ensure maximum playability and historical accuracy, in that order.
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Wellington's Victory
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
At dawn on June 18th, the torrential rain which had soaked the Belgium countryside the previous day began tapering off.
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Tank Battle: 1944
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
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1775: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!
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Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge is a Decision Games card game that recreates the famous World War Two battle (16-31 Dec 1944) in which the German Army mounted a surprise attack on the thin U.S. forces deployed in the Ardennes region.
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Civil War: 1863
Single-player alternative to Lightning: D-Day — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Lightning: D-Day.
Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.