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Single-player games like Once Upon a Time in the Colony

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Once Upon a Time in the Colony, 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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    Oversmoked Outlaws — Steam game cover

    Oversmoked Outlaws

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Oversmoked Outlaws - Build a cozy outlaw community and enjoy the BBQ nights. Inspired by real BBQ smoking culture and pitmasters. Good music, good food, and good people.

    IndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ancient Savo — Steam game cover

    Ancient Savo

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Raise a family in the pristine woodlands of ancient Finland. Manage your homestead, craft tools and items, barter for goods, live off the land. Continue as your offspring, start new homesteads. Plan wisely to survive in the wilderness where cold, hunger and accidents are your enemies.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Noble Fates — Steam game cover

    Noble Fates

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    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.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Incremental Town RPG — Steam game cover

    Incremental Town RPG

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Space Outpost — Steam game cover

    Deep Space Outpost

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Deep Space Outpost is a space station building & survival game, involving resource and base management. Build your space station tile by tile, mine asteroids, refine materials and keep your station operational.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Union Of Rivals — Steam game cover

    Union Of Rivals

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Build the railroad from East to West across an untamed frontier. Found towns, harvest and refine the goods that fuel the line, then persuade or outlast the settlements blocking your path. Every citizen has a name, a trait, and a breaking point. The rails are coming. Build, trade, or break them.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crazy Caveman — Steam game cover

    Crazy Caveman

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Become a caveman, survive by building, fishing, and hunting.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure0.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survive or Thrive — Steam game cover

    Survive or Thrive

    Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Time in the Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Once Upon a Time in the Colony.

    Crikey, mate! You shouldn't be out here all on your own! There's big MONSTAS' runnin' about! And besides... It's not always the beasts that you gotta watch out for. Beasts are easy to predict! They just wanna kill and eat ya! Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first!

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →