Single-player games like Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Surviving Mars: Relaunched, 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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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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Settlements Rising
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Settlements Rising is a medieval city building and colony management game. It offers a lively colony experience with simulated villagers, dozens of professions and resources, natural disasters, and raids, while providing full control over the colony through trade, production chains and datas.
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Going Medieval
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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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Farlanders
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
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Planet Coaster 2
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
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Jagged Alliance 3
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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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Tropico 5
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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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Tropico 4
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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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Victor Vran ARPG
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Omerta - City of Gangsters
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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.
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Tropico 3
Single-player alternative to Surviving Mars: Relaunched — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Surviving Mars: Relaunched.
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?