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Single-player games like The First Settlement VR

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The First Settlement VR, 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 — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Warlords

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    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!

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    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.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Depraved — Steam game cover

    Depraved

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pioneers of Pagonia — Steam game cover

    Pioneers of Pagonia

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    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.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdoms and Castles — Steam game cover

    Kingdoms and Castles

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    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.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Northgard: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Northgard: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Foundation — Steam game cover

    Foundation

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farthest Frontier — Steam game cover

    Farthest Frontier

    Single-player alternative to The First Settlement VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The First Settlement VR.

    Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →