Single-player games like Through the Ages
Below are 13 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 Strategy and Indie 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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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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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie 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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Terraforming Mars
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
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Lorenzo il Magnifico
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Florence, the cradle of Italian Renaissance. The city is experiencing an unprecedented economic and cultural flourishing: will your family prevail and control the city?
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Ticket to Ride®
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!
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Warbands: Bushido
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Through the Ages.
Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios.
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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 Strategy and Indie 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!
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Codenames
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Through the Ages.
Codenames is a clever word game of deduction, teamwork, and strategy, inspired by the popular board game loved worldwide. Give one-word clues, link multiple words, and read your teammates’ minds to win before the other team does.
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Lost Ruins of Arnak
Single-player alternative to Through the Ages — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Through the Ages.
Uncover mysteries on an epic journey to the heart of the uncharted island of Arnak in this captivating blend of deck-building and worker placement. Become the leader of an expedition and dive deep into uncharted territory. But you’re not alone—and fame and glory await only the most successful team.