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Single-player games like KingForge

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to KingForge, 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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    Whiskerwood — Steam game cover

    Whiskerwood

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

    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.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nova Roma — Steam game cover

    Nova Roma

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

    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.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banished — Steam game cover

    Banished

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

    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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    Settlements Rising — Steam game cover

    Settlements Rising

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

    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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    Blacksmith Master — Steam game cover

    Blacksmith Master

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

    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.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fata Deum - The God Sim — Steam game cover

    Fata Deum - The God Sim

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

    Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ground of Aces — Steam game cover

    Ground of Aces

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

    Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Foundation — Steam game cover

    Foundation

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

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BugLab Simulator — Steam game cover

    BugLab Simulator

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

    Manage terrariums, breed insects, produce resources, and expand your lab into a thriving ecosystem. BugLab blends automation, strategy, and simulation with ever-growing systems.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →