Single-player games like The Banished Vault
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Banished Vault, 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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Mutiny Island
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Banished Vault.
Live like a pirate. Die like a pirate. Repeat! Mutiny Island is an open-world style pirate-themed game with light survival and RPG mechanics. Explore the Arbor Ocean at your own pace as you devise a plan to reclaim your ship, The Red Dawn, by any means!
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Altwaldheim: Town in Turmoil
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
Be the mayor of this great old town! Construct buildings, recruit soldiers and send them to war. Will you be able to keep Altwaldheim safe?
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Rogue Station
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Banished Vault.
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
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Starport Delta
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...
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The Last Spell: Prologue
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
Experience the first five days of The Last Spell. Lead a team of hardened heroes to defend the last bastion of humanity against hordes of monsters in this turn-based tactical RPG immersed in roguelite mechanics.
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Farlanders
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
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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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Banished Vault.
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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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Banished Vault.
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Banished Vault.
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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IXION
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
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Amberspire
Single-player alternative to The Banished Vault — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banished Vault.
A science fantasy dice city builder. Construct buildings, manage resources, and build in harmony with an alien ecology. Beneath the glow of a gas giant, Amberspire will grow and prosper into a flourishing city atop the ruins of an abandoned moon.