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Single-player games like A Thousand Years

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to A Thousand Years, 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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    Noah's Dilemma — Steam game cover

    Noah's Dilemma

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Thousand Years.

    A sudoku-inspired strategy roguelike where you build a team of animal sailors and guide your ark through perilous seas. Master tactical placement, face unpredictable encounters, and battle deadly foes as you chart a course through this reimagined world of Noah's Ark.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Fleet — Steam game cover

    Project Fleet

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Thousand Years.

    Project Fleet is a 2D Sci-Fi real-time strategy, puzzler, fleet managment, autobattler in a roguelite style. Trade with NPCs, expand your base and hangar. Launch expeditions to the 12 available planets or compete with other players worldwide in Highscore-Mode

    2025StrategyCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CLAW - Cosmic Legendary Animal Warfare — Steam game cover

    CLAW - Cosmic Legendary Animal Warfare

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with A Thousand Years.

    Build modular ships, send them into autonomous battles, and survive through smart planning and resource management. Destroy enemy bases by outlasting their fleets and breaking their defenses with drones.

    2026StrategyEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Adarin Farm — Steam game cover

    Adarin Farm

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with A Thousand Years.

    Adarin Farm is a roguelite farm simulation game. Plant & harvest fruits to fulfill requests, improve your farm with rare fertilizers & combine dozens of blessings to maximize your profits! Plant and loot your way to victory!

    2022SimulationEarly Access5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dice Legacy — Steam game cover

    Dice Legacy

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Thousand Years.

    Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.

    2021StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Among the Swarm — Steam game cover

    Deep Among the Swarm

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Thousand Years.

    Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?

    2024Strategy8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Factory — Steam game cover

    Tower Factory

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Thousand Years.

    Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexworld — Steam game cover

    Hexworld

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Years — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with A Thousand Years.

    Hexworld is a tactical autobattle RTS where you control the travelling kingdom-island, manage your tiles, collect and upgrade buildings, crash into other islands and watch your rare precious giant golem inevitably fall off the cliff on his way to the front lines.

    2023StrategyIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →