Single-player games like Imperator: Rome
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Imperator: Rome, 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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Victoria II
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Imperator: Rome.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
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Europa Universalis IV
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Imperator: Rome.
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.
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Rome: Total War™ - Collection
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Imperator: Rome.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
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Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
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Terra Invicta
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
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Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Imperator: Rome.
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.
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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Victoria 3
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Imperator: Rome.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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Hearts of Iron III
Single-player alternative to Imperator: Rome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Imperator: Rome.
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.