Single-player games like Tropico 5
Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to Tropico 5, 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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Tropico 6
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
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Tropico 4
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
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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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
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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Anno 117: Pax Romana
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
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The Guild II Renaissance
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tropico 5.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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Jurassic World Evolution 3
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
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Tropico 3
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
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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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
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Aven Colony
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.
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Caesar™ 3
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!
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Victoria 3
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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Two Point Hospital
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Tropico 5.
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
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Kingdoms and Castles
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
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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Jagged Alliance 3
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tropico 5.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
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Victor Vran ARPG
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Tropico 5.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
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Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
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Omerta - City of Gangsters
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.