Single-player games like DwarfCorp
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to DwarfCorp, 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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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
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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Lord of Dwarves
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
Gather resources, craft weapons, and build a castle. Then defend your castle against monsters who will try to siege, sap, and smash their way in. All in a procedurally generated 3D block world that allows for extensive crafting and total construction and destruction of the terrain.
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Dwarfs!?
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
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Mountaincore
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
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Atomic Society
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfCorp.
Build a town in a post-apocalyptic world. Gather resources to expand and survive. Express your moral and ethical views by setting laws that affect how people live. What kind of society will you make?
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Honey, I Joined a Cult
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!
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Garbage
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.
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Rise to Ruins
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Towns
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Timber and Stone
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with DwarfCorp.
Timber and Stone is a procedural city building game set in a medieval fantasy world. With over one-hundred resources to gather and craft, Timber and Stone has the feel of a real time strategy game, but with much more depth and complexity.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DwarfCorp.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with DwarfCorp.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to DwarfCorp — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DwarfCorp.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!