Single-player games like Ymir
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ymir, 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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Songs of Syx
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
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HUMANKIND™
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
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Millennia
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
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Norland
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
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Cataclismo
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
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.
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Farthest Frontier
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ymir.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
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Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ymir.
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
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Tiny Civilization
Single-player alternative to Ymir — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ymir.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.