Single-player games like Harrowlands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Harrowlands, 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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Settletopia
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
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Union Of Rivals
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
A deep colony sim and city builder. Manage resources and production chains to build the railroad from East to West. Found towns, harvest and refine the goods that fuel the line, then persuade or outlast the settlements in your path. Every citizen has a name, a trait, and a breaking point.
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Breadoria
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
Breadoria is a survival colony sim where tiny Breads gather, build, craft, and defend their home from hungry invaders. Take control of any Bread, or automate your colony as you plan its next expansion.
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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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Ascent of Ashes
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
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Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
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Settlements Rising
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
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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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.