Single-player games like The Guild II Renaissance
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Guild II Renaissance, 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
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
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The Guild 3
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
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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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Tropico 5
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.
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Going Medieval
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
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Anno 1404 - History Edition
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
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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Victoria II
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Guild II Renaissance.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
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Patrician IV
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Guild II Renaissance.
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
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Patrician III
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
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Hearthlands
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
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Capitalism 2
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.
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The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.
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Kenshi
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Port Royale 4
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
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Industry Giant 2
Single-player alternative to The Guild II Renaissance — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II Renaissance.
Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!