Single-player games like This Is You
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to This Is You, 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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Alpha Lyrae Discovery
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is You.
Alpha Lyrae (Vega) is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. You were sent to Alpha Lyrae system, and your first object is to discover and to transmit data back. The last and only message from the previous team: "It is a rich and soft planet. They are everywhere."
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MEGACITY
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is You.
Govern a post-collapse megacity of 1,000,000+ citizens. 300+ districts. 10+ factions. 520+ technologies. 836+ commodities. 2000+ events. Everything is on fire, the budget is imaginary, and a vending machine just filed for union representation. Idle/strategy/sandbox/city builder.
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Digital Civilization: Evolution
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with This Is You.
Build your own empire! Evolve from a primitive civilization and rise to become the strongest and greatest empire of all! Manage resources, construct buildings, and engage in diplomacy with other nations, as you grow your civilization step by step into an unstoppable powerhouse.
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Summer of Hengyang in 1944
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is You.
The game is set in the summer of 1944 during the defense of Hengyang, China. General Fang leads the Tenth Army with 17000 soldiers to resist 110000 Japanese soldiers for 47 days.
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Idle Together
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is You.
A resource management and collaboration game where you gather, build, and progress through a unique constellation-based upgrade system. Accessible, relaxing, and endless—perfect for playing with family or friends.
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Seven Wonders
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is You.
Seven Wonders is an ancient city-building game. It brings you back to ancient times, where you have to build the seven wonders of the ancient world. You have to manage resources and labor to build the wonders.
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Sandbox Skyline
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with This Is You.
Build impressive skyscrapers pixel-by-pixel, and protect them from the harsh realities of nature. Each pixel is physically simulated to interact with earthquakes, firestorms, blizzards, and tsunamis. Protect your skyline and expand your territory in this relaxing (yet challenging) sandbox builder.
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Templar Castle Builder
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with This Is You.
Besiege and conquer the castles and towns of your enemies. Build siege machines and train your army to assault the fortified cities but do not neglect your defence system. Change the course of history, and do not let the Templar Order fall.
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Robologs
Single-player alternative to This Is You — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with This Is You.
Robologs is an arcade shooter where you fight against out-of-control zombie robots. Fight against an endless army in abandoned areas! Choose your character and weapons, team up with your friends, and see how long you can survive.