Single-player games like Ascent of Ashes
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ascent of Ashes, 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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Settletopia
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent of Ashes.
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent of Ashes.
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
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Nova Roma
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent of Ashes.
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
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AColony
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent of Ashes.
A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.
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Sapiens
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent of Ashes.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent of Ashes.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
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Eastern Era
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent of Ashes.
To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!
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Ground of Aces
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent of Ashes.
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent of Ashes.
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.
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Old World
Single-player alternative to Ascent of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent of Ashes.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?