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Single-player games like Phoenix Hope

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Phoenix Hope, 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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    King's Keeper — Steam game cover

    King's Keeper

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    A game of base building and colony simulation in a world where night is permanent. Survive, build, explore, repel enemy raids and tend to the needs of your workers and your king.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Night is Coming — Steam game cover

    Night is Coming

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Phoenix Hope.

    Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Phoenix Hope.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Two Crowns — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Two Crowns

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Wild Age — Steam game cover

    The Wild Age

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold HD (2012) — Steam game cover

    Stronghold HD (2012)

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Phoenix Hope.

    The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

    2013StrategySimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freaking Meatbags — Steam game cover

    Freaking Meatbags

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdoms and Castles — Steam game cover

    Kingdoms and Castles

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Dawn — Steam game cover

    Grim Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Nights — Steam game cover

    Grim Nights

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

    2018StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Phoenix Hope — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phoenix Hope.

    Kingdom is a single- and multiplayer RPG survival game set in a medieval world, where you can become a king and set taxes to upgrade your kingdom to the next era!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →