Single-player games like The Guild II
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Guild II, 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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The Guild II Renaissance
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
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The Guild 3
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
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County of Fortune
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.
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Tropico 4
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
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The Guild Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Banished
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
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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Anno 2070™
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
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The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The first true life simulation series set in the fascinating medieval Europe! The Addon expands and transforms the game into an even greater experience by adding a huge area including the cities of "The Hanse" located at the shores of the European seas.
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The Sims™ 4
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
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Rogue
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
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The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Mata Hari
Single-player alternative to The Guild II — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.