Single-player games like Cities in Motion 2
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cities in Motion 2, 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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Cities in Motion
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
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Transport Fever 2
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
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Cities: Skylines II
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
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Railroad Corporation 2
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition.
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Tropico 5
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Cities in Motion 2.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.