Single-player games like Empires of the Undergrowth
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Empires of the Undergrowth, 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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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
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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Against the Storm
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
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Cataclismo
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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Manor Lords
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
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Norland
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
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Blacksmith Master
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
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.
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Timberborn
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
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Simantik
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survival first-person shooter in an anti-utopian world with steampunk elements. Explore the map, enter every house, complete quests, communicate with other characters, and a large arsenal of unusual weapons and abilities that you will receive during the passage will help you survive.
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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Impossible Creatures is a 3D RTS game that pits the player against an evil villain. Using Earth’s most formidable animals as building blocks, the player must create an army of genetically-altered mutant monsters in a titanic struggle to protect an unsuspecting world.
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Dungeons 3
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
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Buggos
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
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Grounded
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
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Dungeons 4
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.
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War for the Overworld
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
War for the Overworld is an unholy union of Dungeon Management and Strategy that rewards all those villainous thoughts you’ve been having. Craft your own perilous dungeon and defend it against pesky heroes who keep exploring it and taking your stuff.
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Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Single-player alternative to Empires of the Undergrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires of the Undergrowth.
A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!