Single-player games like Smoke Town
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Smoke Town, 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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The Battle of Polytopia
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smoke Town.
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smoke Town.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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Athena Crisis
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smoke Town.
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Smoke Town.
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smoke Town.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Offworld Trading Company
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smoke Town.
Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.
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Super Mega Baseball 3
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smoke Town.
Run up the score in a relaxed slugfest or push the limits of your reflexes in this refined baseball simulator. The third entry in the series features all-new Franchise and Online Leagues modes, major graphical enhancements, and on-field additions including pickoffs and situational player traits.
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City of Gangsters
Single-player alternative to Smoke Town — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Smoke Town.
In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.