Single-player games like Colonize
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Colonize, 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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Anno 1701 History Edition
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
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Anno 1602 History Edition
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Colonize.
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
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Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.
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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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Settlement Survival
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
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From Glory To Goo
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
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Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
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Gord
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.
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Property Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Property Tycoon gives you a unique chance to create your own real estate business. Buy devastated flats, houses and commercial premises all around the city. Renovate the acquired property, but first, look around and redesign the apartments so that they meet the requirements of future customers.
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Colonize Prologue
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Colonize.
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.
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House Master
Single-player alternative to Colonize — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Colonize.
Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like to build your own house? Or maybe just your own gazebo, shed, or outdoor fireplace? What would it look like, and how much could it cost? The House Master will answer all these questions and more!