Single-player games like King under the Mountain
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to King under the Mountain, 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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Mountaincore
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King under the Mountain.
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
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Hammerting
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with King under the Mountain.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
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Goblins of Elderstone
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with King under the Mountain.
This Goblin Tribe Simulator brings a challenging blend of chaos and creativity to the city-building genre. Build dwellings, manage your resources, defend your goblins, and grow your tribe, and please the Gods! Do you have what it takes to control the chaos and rule the unruly?
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Make Your Kingdom
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King under the Mountain.
Make Your Kingdom is a city-building game unique to its genre. Play as a founder of the settlement — help build your kingdom, carry the resources, talk to other settlers, motivate them and fight off hordes of orcs with your own sword!
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Founders' Fortune
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with King under the Mountain.
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with King under the Mountain.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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First Feudal
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with King under the Mountain.
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
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Clanfolk
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Simulation with King under the Mountain.
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to King under the Mountain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with King under the Mountain.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.