Single-player games like Invasion Machine
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Invasion Machine, 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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War Room
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Invasion Machine.
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
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Syrian Warfare
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Invasion Machine.
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
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Regiments
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Invasion Machine.
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
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Total Conflict: Resistance
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Invasion Machine.
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
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Rebel Inc: Escalation
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Invasion Machine.
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
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Ground of Aces
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Invasion Machine.
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
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Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Invasion Machine.
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Single-player alternative to Invasion Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Invasion Machine.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".