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Single-player games like How to God

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to How to God, 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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    Fata Deum - The God Sim — Steam game cover

    Fata Deum - The God Sim

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with How to God.

    Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sapiens — Steam game cover

    Sapiens

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mars Attracts — Steam game cover

    Mars Attracts

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with How to God.

    Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests!

    2025ActionStrategyAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Townsmen VR — Steam game cover

    Townsmen VR

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to further enhance the classic city building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics. It combines elements of a God-game simulation and a classic building game with the interactive possibilities of VR.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deisim — Steam game cover

    Deisim

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Live the experience of being a powerful god and create the world to see the growth of mankind.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Universim — Steam game cover

    The Universim

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gnomoria — Steam game cover

    Gnomoria

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation — Steam game cover

    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    Single-player alternative to How to God — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with How to God.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →