Single-player games like The people of Sea, Sun & Salt
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt, 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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HistoriCity: Florence
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Rebuild a shattered settlement from the devastation of the Black Plague into a flourishing Renaissance metropolis. Manage production, construct iconic landmarks, and recruit powerful masters as you play through historically inspired narrative missions.
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Time's Up in Tiny Town
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Time's Up in Tiny Town is a fast-paced city-builder, in a pocket-sized world.
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Lord Of Anatolia
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Lead a 14th-century Anatolian tribe from a small camp to a great Sancak. Build your dynasty, manage characters with real personalities, survive seasons and raids — a deep colony management game. Made solo over 2 years.
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Powerplay
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Powerplay is an RTS with a focus on resources and industry. Create supply chains, transport, and explore in this thrilling base builder. Grow into a powerful industrial nation, but don't spread too thin! Resources are finite and "the others" can reclaim what is theirs at any time.
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Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
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Steel Artery: Train City Builder
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Build a living city on rails in this steampunk fantasy train-city builder. Manage multiracial colonies with thousands of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, manage the economy, and create logistics as you explore distant regions to ensure the prosperity of your Empire.
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Mars Attracts
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
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!
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Surviving the Abyss
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
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ISLANDERS
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
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City Maker
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Will you manage to make a thriving metropolis or will you have to settle for a small rural town?
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Crate Mates
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
The pinnacle of warehouse simulators. Crate Mates is a block pushing puzzle game with a unique twist: Gravity.
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Hexton
Single-player alternative to The people of Sea, Sun & Salt — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The people of Sea, Sun & Salt.
Explore, build, harvest. Hexton is a relaxing building game where you try to create the largest city possible. Looking for a light challenge? This game's for you!