Single-player games like Stone to Stars
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stone to Stars, 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 Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stone to Stars.
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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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stone to Stars.
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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Nova Roma
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stone to Stars.
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
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Mandate Order
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stone to Stars.
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
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Ground of Aces
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stone to Stars.
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stone to Stars.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stone to Stars.
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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Dawn of Man
Single-player alternative to Stone to Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stone to Stars.
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.