Single-player games like Empluna
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Empluna, 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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Jurassic World Evolution 2
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
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Planet Zoo
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.
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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Super Movie Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
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Project AURA
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empluna.
Project Aura is a micro management game where you lead a Colony of Climate Disaster Survivors. You have been assigned the mission to build an habitat capable of survival in this new unknown world.
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Banished
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empluna.
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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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empluna.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Let Them Trade
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empluna.
Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.
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Transport Fever 2
Single-player alternative to Empluna — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empluna.
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!