Single-player games like Cities XL Platinum
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cities XL Platinum, 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: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
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.
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Banished
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
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.
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
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Anno 2070™
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
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Tropico 4
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
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Cities in Motion 2
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
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Smart City Plan
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
Smart City Plan is a modern old-school style city builder game: Plan zones, roads, public transport like trains, trams, buses, subways and even the hypertube. Set taxes and policies and implement smart city technologies.
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SimCity™ 3000 Unlimited
Single-player alternative to Cities XL Platinum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XL Platinum.
SimCity 3000 Unlimited brings you the classic strategy gaming of SimCity 3000 with all-new scenarios that open up a whole world of city planning and building possibilities! The thrills of the classic SimCity 3000 are here again!