Single-player games like Townsmen
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Townsmen, 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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Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.
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Townsmen VR
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to further enhance the classic city building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics. It combines elements of a God-game simulation and a classic building game with the interactive possibilities of VR.
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城堡与冒险
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Castle and adventure is a simulated operation and cultivation game combined with round combat play. It builds plantations, farms and mines, and then makes various products through processing workshops, alchemy workshops and other workshops. Manage your castle, recruit heroes and save the kingdom.
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Sufficiently Advanced Witchcraft
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic!" Practice witchcraft, summon daemons, harness crystal vibrations, and never EVER let the Magic Smoke escape as you help the villagers, protect the kingdom, and strive to unlock magic's deepest secrets in this cozy, witchy sim!
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Splatapult
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Townsmen.
Aim. Charge. Launch livestock. Watch castles crumble in glorious physics chaos. Knock archers off towers, defeat grand wizards, "rescue" the princess. Build custom sieges with the map editor and share them on Steam Workshop for others to play. Play 2-4 Multiplayer Co-op & PvP Battles!
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Reborn Tribe
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Reborn Tribe is a medieval style simulation INDIE GAME developed by one person. In this game, players build houses and hire staffs to run the farms, pastures, etc. You have to encounter a lot difficulties and find out the reason why your tribe disappeared.
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FlowCity Builder
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
FlowCity Builder is a cozy and relaxing low-poly fantasy city builder. Create big cities from small villages. Manage your resources and fulfill the demands of your citizens!
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Medicus
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Step into the role of a medieval medicus! Manage your own medieval potion shop! Craft potions, serve customers, expand your workspace, and grow your reputation in a relaxing isometric simulation with strategic resource management.
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Majesty 2
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
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Banished
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
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Craft The World
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
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Allied Nations
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Allied Nations is an primarily online RPG/RTS akin to games such as Dwarf Fortress and the more modern RimWorld. You are able to easily manage units, wage war, build and roleplay. Through your own wit, might, or sheer luck can you survive this experience? Probably not but give it your best try!
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Sky Settlers
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Townsmen.
Sky Settlers is a minimalistic city building card game in which you build on islands in the sky and encounter different events, disasters and much more. Use different cards, complete quests and unlock new tiles as you progress.
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The Settlers: New Allies
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Townsmen.
The Settlers®: New Allies is a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles.
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Annor
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Annor is a puzzle adventure where the player incarnate an explorer progressing through a city mined by hidden enemies to reach the stone of Annor. Illuminate your environment with your scepter to detect the keys of the puzzle and the threat in order to fight it.
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Clouds & Sheep 2
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Townsmen.
In this eagerly anticipated sequel of the game “Clouds & Sheep”, the cute sheep are finally on the loose again! Solve countless quests and fulfill your wooly friends’ needs.
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Aces of the Luftwaffe
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
YOU have to show what you’re made of as the war over Europe is in full swing. Fight waves of Axis planes and panzers until you hit the boss enemies – the ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE.
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Devils & Demons
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Townsmen.
In a magic age, where dragons ruled and the world of Desola was at the height of its glory, a demonic portal opened its infernal abyss in the shadowlands. The realm was ravaged by Devils & Demons.
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Panzer Panic VR
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Townsmen.
Battle your friends in an action-packed tank VR multiplayer game!
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Stunt Kite Masters VR
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Townsmen.
Carve up the sky in the most realistic virtual reality kite experience ever!
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1943 Deadly Desert
Single-player alternative to Townsmen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Townsmen.
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!