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Single-player games like The Tenants

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Tenants, 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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    House Flipper — Steam game cover

    House Flipper

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Tenants - Free Trial — Steam game cover

    The Tenants - Free Trial

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental empire. Will you rent your apartment to a college couple or an older lady with four cats? Try it yourself for free!

    2021IndieSimulationCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition — Steam game cover

    Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Tenants.

    Crossroads Inn, a real-time management sim, unfolds in Delcrys' unique fantasy realm. Construct and oversee your inn, delight traveling heroes, and achieve renowned status for your services across the kingdom.

    2019StrategyAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Smart Factory Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Smart Factory Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    Smart Factory Tycoon inspired by Little Big Workshop is a tycoon management game about running your dream factory with robots. Design your dream factory, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cafe Owner Simulator — Steam game cover

    Cafe Owner Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TasteMaker — Steam game cover

    TasteMaker

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Love Tavern — Steam game cover

    Love Tavern

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tenants.

    After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gym Manager — Steam game cover

    Gym Manager

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.

    2024SportsIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sims™ 4 — Steam game cover

    The Sims™ 4

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Tenants.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sims™ Legacy Collection — Steam game cover

    The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Tenants.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hotel Galactic — Steam game cover

    Hotel Galactic

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Tenants.

    Welcome to Imoshima - an island floating in the clouds! Run a cozy intergalactic hotel where everyone wants to return. Build, decorate, cook, and discover the stories of your cosmic guests. It's a game about friendship set in a hand-drawn world inspired by iconic Japanese animation.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Glorious Companions — Steam game cover

    Glorious Companions

    Single-player alternative to The Tenants — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Explore the open world of Terscara as you advance through the challenging and tactical encounters in this epic turn-based tactical RPG. Form and lead a group of battle-proven companions, delve into the ancient dungeons to collect the elusive vault crystals, and end Xandar’s Wraith once and for all.

    2024StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →