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Single-player games like Paper Kingdom

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Kingdom, 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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    CrafTAE — Steam game cover

    CrafTAE

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kingdom.

    Stack cards 🃏​ to collect food, craft equipment, build structures and defeat the dungeon ⚔️​ in this village builder roguelite. Discover new cards, gather new resources and craft new recipes every run! Combine, survive​ and thrive!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stacklands — Steam game cover

    Stacklands

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WitchHand — Steam game cover

    WitchHand

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.

    2024StrategySimulation3.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    First Feudal — Steam game cover

    First Feudal

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BOOK OF HOURS — Steam game cover

    BOOK OF HOURS

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

    2023IndieSimulationRPG13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castle Cardians — Steam game cover

    Castle Cardians

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Castle Cardians fused card games,roguelike and real time colony defense together. Build your powerful deck, defend the castle and beat invaders.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 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 Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    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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    Imagine Earth — Steam game cover

    Imagine Earth

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Starve Together — Steam game cover

    Don't Starve Together

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Kingdom.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cultist Simulator — Steam game cover

    Cultist Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

    2018IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Capital Dilemma — Steam game cover

    Capital Dilemma

    Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.

    Navigate corporate chaos in this minimalist management game. Swipe to make decisions, increase your stock price, and balance metrics to stay in power.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →