Single-player games like AColony
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to AColony, 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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Colony Survival
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!
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Ascent of Ashes
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
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Sapiens
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
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First Feudal
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Founders' Fortune
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
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Kingdoms Reborn
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
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The Colonists
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
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Medieval Dynasty
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with AColony.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to AColony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with AColony.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.