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Single-player games like Pioneers of Pagonia

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Pioneers of Pagonia, 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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    Northgard: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Northgard: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold: Warlords — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Warlords

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdoms Reborn — Steam game cover

    Kingdoms Reborn

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blacksmith Master — Steam game cover

    Blacksmith Master

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RimWorld — Steam game cover

    RimWorld

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Driftland: The Magic Revival — Steam game cover

    Driftland: The Magic Revival

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Foundation — Steam game cover

    Foundation

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Save the settlers — Steam game cover

    Save the settlers

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    This is a tower defense game in which you have to defend a settlement from bloodthirsty creatures.

    2023ActionSportsStrategy0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sky Settlers — Steam game cover

    Sky Settlers

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Sky Settlers is a minimalistic city building card game in which you build on islands in the sky and encounter different events, disasters and much more. Use different cards, complete quests and unlock new tiles as you progress.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation1.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banished — Steam game cover

    Banished

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Manor Lords — Steam game cover

    Manor Lords

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    2024StrategySimulationEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Settlers: New Allies — Steam game cover

    The Settlers: New Allies

    Single-player alternative to Pioneers of Pagonia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pioneers of Pagonia.

    The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.

    2024Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →