Single-player games like Hive
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hive, 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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Factor Y
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hive.
Factor Y is a relaxing, large-scale, multi-planetary, mega factory automation game. Mine resources, craft new items and structures via recipes and generate your own, custom building blocks. Expand your factory to span across multiple planets.
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Death By FrostByte
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Hive.
Build up your company to mine resources and manufacture parts, research new technologies, build up your industry with limited resources. Can you survive the harsh arctic climates of a new ice age?
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Zomboard
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hive.
Zomboard is a post-apocalyptic colony sim and base defense game. Start with a few survivors, build your settlement, and fortify defenses to survive overwhelming zombie hordes.
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CryoFall
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hive.
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!
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IDUN - Frontline Survival
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hive.
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
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The Last Starship
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hive.
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
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The Wild Age
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hive.
The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.
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Moose Miners
Single-player alternative to Hive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hive.
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.