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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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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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
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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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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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
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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Nova Roma
Single-player alternative to Harrowlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Harrowlands.
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.