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Single-player games like Gnome Glen

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gnome Glen, 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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    Banished — Steam game cover

    Banished

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Whiskerwood — Steam game cover

    Whiskerwood

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    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.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Roma — Steam game cover

    Nova Roma

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    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.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blacksmith Master — Steam game cover

    Blacksmith Master

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Foundation — Steam game cover

    Foundation

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endzone - A World Apart — Steam game cover

    Endzone - A World Apart

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Stronghold: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

    2023StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pioneers of Pagonia — Steam game cover

    Pioneers of Pagonia

    Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →