Single-player games like Empires in Ruins
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Empires in Ruins, 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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Rising Lords
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Empires in Ruins.
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
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Conan Unconquered
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empires in Ruins.
From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.
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Empires of the Undergrowth
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires in Ruins.
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
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Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires in Ruins.
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
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Stronghold HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires in Ruins.
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
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Cataclismo
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Strategy with Empires in Ruins.
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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They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Empires in Ruins.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
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Kingdom Wars 4
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Empires in Ruins.
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires in Ruins.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires in Ruins.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Empires in Ruins.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
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Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empires in Ruins.
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
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Razerwire:Nanowars
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Empires in Ruins.
A modern revisitation of the 80s arcades. Use your Razerwire to cut through waves of nanobugs with a rogue-like inspired progression.
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Headbangers in Holiday Hell
Single-player alternative to Empires in Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Empires in Ruins.
Christmas. Christmas never changes. Soon those overzealous little freaks will swarm the city led by that bearded maniac. But this time, we fight back. Inspired by Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Beavis&Butthead's heavy metal comedy, this is twin-stick mayhem like you've never experienced before.