Single-player games like Through the Ages
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Through the Ages, 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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Gremlins, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Through the Ages.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
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Age of Rivals
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Through the Ages.
Deep civilization-building strategy in a fast-paced card game! There are many paths to victory in this competitive card drafting game featuring 12 unique characters and hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants.
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Twilight Struggle
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
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Concordia: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Through the Ages.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
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Scythe: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Through the Ages.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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Raiders of the North Sea
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Through the Ages.
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!
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Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Through the Ages.
CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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Galaxy Trucker: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Through the Ages.
Sign up to be a galaxy trucker today! An adaptation of Vlaada Chvátil’s award-winning board game is now on Steam. Already includes the ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES expansion!