Single-player games like Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, 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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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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Heart of the Machine
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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HUMANKIND™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
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XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.