Single-player games like On The Western Front
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to On The Western Front, 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 On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
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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Terra Invicta
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with On The Western Front.
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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Making History: The First World War
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
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Supreme Ruler The Great War
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. BattleGoat Studios invites you to travel back to 1914 and select from more than 50 playable regions at the onset of World War I, as European powers struggle to survive and new technologies transform warfare.
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NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
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Last Train Home
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
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The Great War: Western Front™
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
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World Boxing Manager
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with On The Western Front.
World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.
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Verdun
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
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Tannenberg
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
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Strategic Command: World War I
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
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Battlefield™ 1
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
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Commander: The Great War
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with On The Western Front.
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with On The Western Front.
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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Building Block Heroes
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with On The Western Front.
Building Block Heroes is a puzzle block platformer (with boss fights!) in which you use coloured blocks to build pathways around each level. Grab a friend and construct your own means to save the Jollyfolk!
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Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with On The Western Front.
Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition is a faster-paced stand-alone expansion for Building Block Heroes, made for those who enjoyed the core mechanics of the original but preferred a pick-up-and-play experience!
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Pop Balloons and Drop People
Single-player alternative to On The Western Front — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with On The Western Front.
A short and colorful incremental game about popping different types of balloons and dropping people of all colors.