Single-player games like 4 Civilizations
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to 4 Civilizations, 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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Farthest Frontier
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
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Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
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Age of Empires® III (2007)
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
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Cataclismo
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
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They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 4 Civilizations.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
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Anno 117: Pax Romana
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
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Bob The Cube
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Bob The Cube is a 3D platformer game. Bob The Cube is the main character of the game. Bob's girlfriend was kidnapped and you have to complete all the levels to rescue her. You have to go through 15 unique 3D and 2.5D levels in 5 different worlds.
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Planeta
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Planeta is a planet-building game where you can create and customize your planet as you wish! Main goal is to create conditions for humans to live and build a rocket ship and fly to the moon!
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To Save Humanity From Virus
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
To Save humanity From Virus is a building game where you are on a different planet trying to get resources to create a vaccine. The virus hit the earth and the only way to save humanity is to gather resources from the different planet.
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The Forger
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
The forger is a crafting game where you have to collect resources such as wood and iron and forge weapons to gain military power. It helps you to defeat enemies in the game. The game starts in medieval times and a fictional world full of monsters.
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Planet Conqueror
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Planet Conqueror is FPS science fiction game where you have to collect minerals exploring different planets. The main goal in the game is to upgrade your gear up to be able to defeat the Alien boss. Each planet generates randomly, making the possibility to explore 10 000+ different planets!
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Seven Wonders
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 4 Civilizations.
Seven Wonders is an ancient city-building game. It brings you back to ancient times, where you have to build the seven wonders of the ancient world. You have to manage resources and labor to build the wonders.
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Figure Skating Legends
Single-player alternative to 4 Civilizations — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with 4 Civilizations.
Step into the dazzling world of ice and artistry with Figure Skating Legends, the ultimate figure skating experience! Whether you're a seasoned skating enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this game invites you to glide, spin, and jump your way to glory.