Single-player games like Citizens: On Mars
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Citizens: On Mars, 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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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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Farlanders
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
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Per Aspera
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.
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Foundation
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
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Prison Architect
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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Warlords Under Siege
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.
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Citizens: Far Lands
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better!
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Balling Up
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Immerse yourself in a colorful journey through universes that does not forgive any mistakes. Jump well in the ball parkour game, where falling can cost you everything!
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Warlords Battle Simulator
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Citizens: On Mars.
Test your mettle as a commander in a Tactical Roguelike Auto Battler where positioning and unit combinations are key! Write your own story in Roguelike mode, try out over 100 unique challenges or create interesting battles with the Sandbox tool!
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The Moon 2044
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore a secret NCIS facility and discover its dark secret. Take on the role of the XV-11 unit and face hundreds of enemies in a dark sci-fi shooter inspired by old school hits!
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Androsystem Idle
Single-player alternative to Citizens: On Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Produce Androids and create a Fleet that will help you conquer new planets. Mine valuable minerals that will further increase your production capacity.