Single-player games like PiM World
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to PiM World, 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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Stronghold: Warlords
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
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Flooded
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded.
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Pioneers of Pagonia
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
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Territory: Farming and Warfare
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with PiM World.
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
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Anno 1602 History Edition
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
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Anno 1800
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PiM World.
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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Kingdoms and Castles
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with PiM World.
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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Sleep
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
Nastya, she is 18 years old. Every day she draws images of the monsters that come to her and describes them. And every night, Nastya has a dream where she fights her monsters. And with each dream, you have to get out of the dream.
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Metal Detecting Simulator
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
2D platformer with a view from the top. In the game you have to buy equipment to search for various items. Metal detectors, shovels, will help you in this. You come to the new land, you need to buy land and start searching for gold and coins, as well you will come across junk.
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Electation
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
In the game you need to pass the levels killing various creatures, some will run away from you, others on the contrary, will chase and attack you.
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H Index
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
The Earth's poles began to change places, and this caused chaos. People sensitive to the changes become aggressive and start attacking each other. Scientific minds have created the Hindex scale, which shows the level of activity of storms on a 12-point system.
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ANIGMA Byte
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
ANIGMA Byte is a tense and dynamic game that challenges your reaction and coordination. You are the last byte on whose digital shoulders rests the fate of the entire operating system. A critical error has caused chaos in the simulation, turning everything upside down.
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DON'T OPEN
Single-player alternative to PiM World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with PiM World.
DONT OPEN is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events.