Single-player games like Skyward
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Skyward, 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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Seven Wonders
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
Seven Wonders is an ancient city-building game. It brings you back to ancient times, where you have to build the seven wonders of the ancient world. You have to manage resources and labor to build the wonders.
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Dice Legacy
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world.
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The Wandering Village
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Skyward.
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
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The Universim
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
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Farthest Frontier
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
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Settlement Survival
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Skyward.
In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.
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Driftland: The Magic Revival
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Skyward.
After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Take on the role of a powerful mage capable of moving and connecting floating lands, develop a mighty empire, and restore Driftland to its former glory!