Single-player games like Earth Elements
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Earth Elements, 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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Hammerting
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
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Noble Fates
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
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Captain of Industry
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
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CryoFall
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
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!
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Dwarfs!?
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Earth Elements — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earth Elements.
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.