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Single-player games like Operation: VICUS

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Operation: VICUS, 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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    County of Fortune — Steam game cover

    County of Fortune

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Operation: VICUS.

    Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TM - Prologue — Steam game cover

    TM - Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Operation: VICUS.

    Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Humanica — Steam game cover

    Humanica

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Operation: VICUS.

    Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Manor Lords — Steam game cover

    Manor Lords

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Operation: VICUS.

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farthest Frontier — Steam game cover

    Farthest Frontier

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Operation: VICUS.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tavern Master — Steam game cover

    Tavern Master

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Operation: VICUS.

    Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

    2021StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Life is Feudal: Forest Village — Steam game cover

    Life is Feudal: Forest Village

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Operation: VICUS.

    LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ostriv — Steam game cover

    Ostriv

    Single-player alternative to Operation: VICUS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Operation: VICUS.

    Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →