Single-player games like Cities XXL
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Cities XXL, 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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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
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 2205™
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.
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Planet Zoo
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
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Citystate II
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
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Foundation
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
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Highrise City
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Highrise City offers a new spin on City Simulations & Tycoon games expanding the economy and resource management aspect. Experience a modern take on the genre enriched with a complex resource based economy system.
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Banished
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
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Cities XL Platinum
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build cities, shape a world.Cities XL Platinum lets you design, build and link up cities of all shapes and sizes around the Cities XL planet!Build more impressive cities than ever before! Cities XL Platinum offers a huge variety of over 1,000 buildings and constructions (including 50 brand new structures), that you can freely place on...
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TheoTown
Single-player alternative to Cities XXL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities XXL.
Build and manage your dream city in this captivating simulation game. Create unique urban landscapes and enjoy compatibility with the mobile versions. Unleash your creativity and shape the metropolis of your dreams.