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Single-player games like Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, 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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    Total War: WARHAMMER II — Steam game cover

    Total War: WARHAMMER II

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: SHOGUN 2 — Steam game cover

    Total War: SHOGUN 2

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

    2011Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: WARHAMMER III — Steam game cover

    Total War: WARHAMMER III

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

    2022ActionStrategy59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA — Steam game cover

    A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

    2018ActionStrategy39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: ATTILA — Steam game cover

    Total War: ATTILA

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

    2015Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — Steam game cover

    Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.

    2013Strategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

    2009Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: WARHAMMER — Steam game cover

    Total War: WARHAMMER

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

    2016ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Romance of the Three Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was first released in 1985. It was the first historical simulation game released in Japan based on the Chinese classical literature "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Players become the leaders of their countries and strive to unite the land under their rule.

    2016Strategy6.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crusader Kings II — Steam game cover

    Crusader Kings II

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knights of Honor — Steam game cover

    Knights of Honor

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

    2009Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oriental Empires — Steam game cover

    Oriental Empires

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    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.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heroes of Rome 2 - The Revenge of Discordia — Steam game cover

    Heroes of Rome 2 - The Revenge of Discordia

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Caesar and Cleopatra were kidnapped by the Roman goddess Discordia! Don't waste time and go on a journey full of adventure, myths and legends.

    2022StrategyCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rome: Total War™ - Collection — Steam game cover

    Rome: Total War™ - Collection

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.

    2007StrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

    2008IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien: Isolation — Steam game cover

    Alien: Isolation

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    2014Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

    2006Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →