Single-player games like Arc of Icarus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Arc of Icarus, 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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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arc of Icarus.
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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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arc of Icarus.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arc of Icarus.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arc of Icarus.
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.
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After Inc: Revival
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Arc of Icarus.
Can you rebuild civilisation after a zombie apocalypse? From the creator of Plague Inc. comes a unique blend of strategic simulation, survival city builder and ‘mini 4X’. Build settlements, harvest resources and shape society as you lead Humanity out of the darkness.
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Eastern Era
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arc of Icarus.
To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!
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Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arc of Icarus.
Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Arc of Icarus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arc of Icarus.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.