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Single-player games like Pan's Permia

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pan's Permia, 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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    Empires Edge — Steam game cover

    Empires Edge

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Empires Edge is a strategy game about building a civilization on floating islands, inspired by the classic Mega Lo Mania. Lead your people, achieve technological breakthroughs, and conquer new territories as you forge an empire at the edge of the Universe.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LouLan Kingdom — Steam game cover

    LouLan Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Loulan Kingdom is a city-building survival and real-time strategy game. As the ruler of Loulan, you must build your city amid a perilous desert oasis, grow your power through the Silk Road, and fight to protect your kingdom—until the very end.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mandate Order — Steam game cover

    Mandate Order

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Northgard: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Northgard: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Ascension — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Ascension

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Step into the role of a lord, starting from scratch to build your kingdom. Gather resources, construct buildings, recruit troops, explore, and embark on adventures to continuously expand your territory and defend your homeland.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    There Are No Orcs — Steam game cover

    There Are No Orcs

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!

    2025StrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cataclismo — Steam game cover

    Cataclismo

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

    2025StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Driftland: The Magic Revival — Steam game cover

    Driftland: The Magic Revival

    Single-player alternative to Pan's Permia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pan's Permia.

    After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →