Single-player games like DwarfHeim
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DwarfHeim, 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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Stronghold: Warlords
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
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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Per Aspera
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.
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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with DwarfHeim.
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
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Conan Unconquered
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with DwarfHeim.
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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Kingdoms Reborn
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
A city builder with simulated citizens, set in a procedurally-generated world map. Grow your kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in multiplayer mode.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with DwarfHeim.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
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Anno 117: Pax Romana
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.