Single-player games like A Game of Dwarves
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to A Game of Dwarves, 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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Craft The World
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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Mountaincore
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
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Hinterland
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
June 11, 2009 - Update Two new playable Orc classes: Lord (Warrior) or Shaman. Expanded gameplay: Orcs consume twice as much food, learn martial skills faster, manufacture items slower, and the Shaman uses totems to summon creatures. Several new items regardless of character class.
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Towns
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
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Gnomoria
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
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Kenshi
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Life is Hard
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!
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Dungeon Keeper™ 2
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
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Magicka
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Evil Genius
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
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Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
It`s impossible to refuse to help Odin when he asks to find his pet, Fenris, the hound of Hell. A mix of cinematic adventure and a colony building strategy that will take you deep down to the underground world of dwarfs.
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to A Game of Dwarves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with A Game of Dwarves.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!