Single-player games like Beholder 2
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Beholder 2, 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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Beholder
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
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Mayor Quake
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?
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Beholder 3
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying.
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Organs Please
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally.
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No Place for the Dissident
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
In No Place for the Dissident you'll have to spread a new ideology to dominate the world. Whatever means are necessary. Adopt new politics from the ideology tree, manage each country, and compete with other players. Watch closely the consequences of your acts when the game is over.
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Headliner: NoviNews
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beholder 2.
Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.
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Electioneering
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
You are at the nexus of the events of 2020; you will hire agents, run political ads, research topics, use hacking, and more in this turn-based political strategy game. In Electioneering, your goal is to ensure your candidate becomes the next President of the United States.
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Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Beholder 2.
President or Patriarch? In this deep simulation, national survival and family interests clash. Twist laws and deploy kin to seize control. Will you sacrifice the republic for your dynasty, or betray your blood for the state? Power isn't about saving the world; it's about deciding who owns it.
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Conductor
Single-player alternative to Beholder 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beholder 2.
Conductor is a action-adventure, puzzle game. Take control of a locomotive and clear anything that stands in your way. Solve puzzles by using tools and wit. Defend yourself from the forces of Overcorp.