Single-player games like Viking City Builder
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Viking City Builder, 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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Sons of Valhalla
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Viking City Builder.
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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Grand Ages: Medieval
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Viking City Builder.
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.
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Cataclismo
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
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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Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Viking City Builder.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
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Professional Farmer 2014
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Tractors And Farm Machines Get Your Farm Up And RunningThe PC simulator "Professional Farmer 2014" takes the player to the countryside and gives hobby farmers full control in the comfort of their home.
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Professional Lumberjack 2015
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Face the hard work of real lumberjacks as you control and operate various small and large machinery at your disposal. From huge Feller Buncher and Harvesters that debranch and cut up the trunks, to tractors, cranes, trucks and trailers for the transportation of the chopped logs.
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Prison Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Viking City Builder.
Step into the world of Prison Simulator VR to assume the role of a prison guard, managing the complex inner workings behind bars and uncovering secrets of this cutthroat world. Respect is a gain given only to those with a strong hand, but what kind of a guard you'll be depends only on you!
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Car Detailing Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Viking City Builder.
In Car Detailing Simulator VR, you have the power to renew and restore cars to its former glory, catering to the demands of your discerning customers. Transform neglected vehicles into stunning and well-maintained machines that can be the envy of all.
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Moving Simulator
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Viking City Builder.
Dive into the ultimate moving experience in Moving Simulator! Manage chaotic house moves, carefully pack belongings, load trucks, and navigate through hilarious disasters. Precision, speed, and creativity will make you a moving master!
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LANDLORD
Single-player alternative to Viking City Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ordinary people, ordinary problems, and among them you - the landlord who rents apartments to them... And unfortunately, these ordinary people’s problems automatically become your problems! Rent apartments, collect rent money, and be prepared! The life of a landlord won’t be easy!