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Single-player games like Apoikia

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Apoikia, 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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    Pioneers of Pagonia — Steam game cover

    Pioneers of Pagonia

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

    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 →
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    Farthest Frontier — Steam game cover

    Farthest Frontier

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DSS 2: War Industry — Steam game cover

    DSS 2: War Industry

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

    In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?

    2025StrategySimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solargene — Steam game cover

    Solargene

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Driftland: The Magic Revival — Steam game cover

    Driftland: The Magic Revival

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Settlements Rising — Steam game cover

    Settlements Rising

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banished — Steam game cover

    Banished

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    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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    Urbek City Builder — Steam game cover

    Urbek City Builder

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    Urbek is a city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I'm Tripping — Steam game cover

    I'm Tripping

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Apoikia.

    You woke up high in space with a smoke shop to run. Buy second-hand items from weird intergalactic beings, grow mysterious plants, craft drugs, and flip it all to aliens. From Pre-Rolls to edibles —keep them high, keep the cash flowing. And rule number one: get high on your own supply.

    2025AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orders, Captain! — Steam game cover

    Orders, Captain!

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apoikia.

    Use your voice to command your pirate crew before enemy ships sink you!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Sink My Ships! — Steam game cover

    Don't Sink My Ships!

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    A voice-controlled PvP naval battle where you place your fleet, call out coordinates, and fire missiles by shouting commands into your microphone.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    This is not Chess, It's War! — Steam game cover

    This is not Chess, It's War!

    Single-player alternative to Apoikia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Apoikia.

    Use your voice to command your army and lead them to victory in an intense game of chess!

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →