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Single-player games like Fate of the World

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Fate of the World, 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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    Democracy 3 — Steam game cover

    Democracy 3

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    American Election Simulator — Steam game cover

    American Election Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    Plot your way through an American political campaign as you go head-to-head against a rival political party. Make tough decisions as you travel across the country and try to earn enough votes to become the next President of the United States!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Political Animals — Steam game cover

    Political Animals

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    Political Animals is an election campaign simulation game set within a world populated by corrupt crocodiles and meritocratic mice. In a political contest where corruption is always around the corner, can you win without getting your paws dirty?

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation — Steam game cover

    Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation is a postcolonial 4X game where you play a student doing a group report on Gandhi, Churchill and the Raj. It eXplores space left uncharted by the genre and proposes alternatives to established systems.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    US Spy: Mission in Russia — Steam game cover

    US Spy: Mission in Russia

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    In this game, you have to become a spy from the USA. Your key goal is to incite a revolution in Russia. It's the right time to bribe officials and lawmakers just to make them doing those unacceptable things and accepting ridiculous laws. People have to get out on the street and riot.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sigma Theory: Global Cold War — Steam game cover

    Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Fate of the World.

    A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

    2019StrategySimulation4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine — Steam game cover

    Electoral Empire: Vote to Rule, Lie to Shine

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    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.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Shadow Government Simulator — Steam game cover

    The Shadow Government Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Fate of the World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fate of the World.

    A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →