Single-player games like Patrician IV
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Patrician IV, 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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Patrician III
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
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East India Company
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
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Build It Up! - The Holy Roman Empire
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Build thriving cities in the Holy Roman Empire! Manage resources, production, and trade in a complex economy. Plan defense and siege. Expand your empire through military might or diplomacy and claim the imperial crown!
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Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hire companions, master trade routes and build relationships as you forge a path of trade through the medieval world in Silk Roads II: Paths of Fortune - a colourful trading sim that uses real history to present you with a view of the life of a medieval merchant in the times of Marco Polo.
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Grand Ages: Medieval
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
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Port Royale 3
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.
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Rise of Venice
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
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The Guild II
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
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Rise Of A Hero
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Clear the areas captured by terrorists in Syria from terrorists and rescue the hostages.
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
Single-player alternative to Patrician IV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Patrician IV.
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.