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Single-player games like Wild Hive

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wild Hive, 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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    Splash Park Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Splash Park Tycoon

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

    Build a water park worth queuing for in this free tycoon game. Design twisting slides, create lively pools, and keep guests happy. Grow a profitable resort, tackle park challenges, or build without limits in the Creative Lab.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Captain Contraption’s Safari Park — Steam game cover

    Captain Contraption’s Safari Park

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

    A pixel-art roguelite safari park sim. Clone lions, medieval knights and sentient trucks into a park with no fences, then route your visitors past the chaos. You control the paths, the buildings and your robot staff. The one thing you don’t control is the animals.

    2027StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fablewood Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Fablewood Chronicles

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

    Civilization, automated. Build a nation of moveable regions that runs while you work, then come back and see who took the crown while you were gone.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cloudlings — Steam game cover

    Cloudlings

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

    Cloudlings is a cute colony sim set amongst the clouds. Guide a small tribe of curious creatures as they build a floating village, merge drifting islands, manage resources, unlock upgrades, and uncover the mysteries hiding beyond the clouds.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timberborn — Steam game cover

    Timberborn

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

    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.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars: Relaunched — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars: Relaunched

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

    The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.

    2025StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ancient Cities — Steam game cover

    Ancient Cities

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

    Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IDLE BOSS RUSH — Steam game cover

    IDLE BOSS RUSH

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

    Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →