Single-player games like Gnome Glen
Below are 9 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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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Settlements Rising
Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.
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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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.
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Mandate Order
Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gnome Glen.
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.
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Pumpkin Woods
Single-player alternative to Gnome Glen — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Collect magical ingredients and build your cozy witch home while exploring the wonderful sights and secrets of this mysterious land. Beware though, danger might be lurking deep in these woods...