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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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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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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Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with DwarfHeim.
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
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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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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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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
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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Driftland: The Magic Revival
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
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!
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Desynced
Single-player alternative to DwarfHeim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DwarfHeim.
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.