Single-player games like Cities in Motion
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cities in Motion, 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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Cities in Motion 2
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
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Transport Fever
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
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Train Fever
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
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Railway Empire
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
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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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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Sid Meier's Railroads!
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
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Mini Metro
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Chris Sawyer's Locomotion™
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Explore a vast and detailed world and build a Transportation Empire!
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Transport Fever 2
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
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A-Train 8
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
As the owner of a brand new railway company, you must manage train schedules, develop new railways, construct buildings, and manipulate the stock market on your quest to earn one trillion dollars.Have you ever wondered what it's like to manage a railway company, or how trains can impact the fate of an entire city?
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Cities: Skylines II
Single-player alternative to Cities in Motion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cities in Motion.
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.