Single-player games like Dwarf Things
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dwarf Things, 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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Settletopia
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.
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Gateworlds
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Gateworlds is a colony sim about exploring and surviving a fantasy wilderness. Find your way in a world of floating islands, strange creatures, and fickle gods.
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Arc of Icarus
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Build and lead your colony on a lost ringworld, where deadly conditions await on both sides while the world keeps turning! Progress through technological evolution, survive cultural revolution, and govern with a wise and steady hand!
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Stonebound
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Establish and grow a dwarven colony. Mine deep into the rock for precious ores and gems, then craft the finest wares to trade. Attract more dwarves as your renown spreads and your gold hoard increases.
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Breadoria
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Breadoria is a survival colony sim where tiny Breads gather, build, craft, and defend their home from hungry invaders. Take control of any Bread, or automate your colony as you plan its next expansion.
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Union Of Rivals
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
A deep colony sim and city builder. Manage resources and production chains to build the railroad from East to West. Found towns, harvest and refine the goods that fuel the line, then persuade or outlast the settlements in your path. Every citizen has a name, a trait, and a breaking point.
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Gnomoria
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Single-player alternative to Dwarf Things — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dwarf Things.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?