Single-player games like Tropico 5
Below are 19 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 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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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 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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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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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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Anno 1800
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Urban Empire
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Tropico 5.
Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.
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PARADOX
Single-player alternative to Tropico 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
PARADOX is a puzzle-platformer about time traveling and avoiding paradoxes.
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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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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.