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Single-player games like Myth of Empires

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Myth of Empires, 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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    Soulmask — Steam game cover

    Soulmask

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starting Life In Another World Naked — Steam game cover

    Starting Life In Another World Naked

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You will venture into a world much like ours before you are "taken" to another world, a fantasy world. You are the hero of this new world, but sadly you start off with nothing. You must survive and build your way to defeating the Demon King; that's why you were summoned in the first place.

    2022AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Front — Steam game cover

    The Front

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Night of the Dead — Steam game cover

    Night of the Dead

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    7 Days to Die — Steam game cover

    7 Days to Die

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CryoFall — Steam game cover

    CryoFall

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    V Rising — Steam game cover

    V Rising

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    2024ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARK: Survival Ascended — Steam game cover

    ARK: Survival Ascended

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

    2008IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Long Dark — Steam game cover

    The Long Dark

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satisfactory — Steam game cover

    Satisfactory

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valheim — Steam game cover

    Valheim

    Single-player alternative to Myth of Empires — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →