Single-player games like People
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to People, 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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Putin Life
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Putin Life - a game that allows you to feel not only the leader of the Russian Federation, but perhaps the Lord of the world.Rob, steal, enslave.
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Broken Spell 2
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.
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Stayhome Simulator
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
The game will teach you how to stay at home, make trips to the store, use masks and various antiseptics. Buckwheat, toilet paper, masks, city pass..
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Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
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Battlewake
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Fight for dominion in Battlewake, a fantasy naval combat game built for VR. Play as 4 mythical pirate lords, captain massive battle-ready warships, and summon ancient powers as you set sail on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages.
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EmergeNYC
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies
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Clicker Heroes 2
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Clicker Heroes 2 is an endless incremental idle Action RPG. Embark on a never-ending journey to the top right of your screen.
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Dead Age
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
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Tree Simulator 2022
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
It's exactly what it sounds like, but now with 100% more multiplayer. You are the tree and so is everyone else! You are equaled by no other, except maybe the forest... Relax and be the best tree you can be.
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Tree Simulator 2023
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
It's exactly what it sounds like! Have you ever wanted to be a tree? Do you like odd numbers? How about multiplayer, weather, seasons and more!? Well then this is the game for you! Come on down to a place where you will never want to leaf. Relax and be the best tree you can be. 1-250 players.
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Tree Simulator 2020
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with People.
It's exactly what it sounds like. You are the tree! You are equaled by no other. Relax and be the best tree you can be.
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V.T.
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
V.T. is a game where you live through the eyes of the protagonist throughout various horror stories a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Survive and explore the worlds within each story as you navigate unique sandbox environments with utterly terrifying atmospheres. 1-8 players.
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James Town Courier Frog MD
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
Welcome to James Town! The Jungle driver is on drugs and is leaving packages in the wrong locations! It is up to Courier Frog MD to fix it. Using your Medical Degree, you must find the lost packages and deliver them!
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Prison Forever
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with People.
You play as yourself in an alternate reality. In this reality you are in prison forever. It's over, you got caught, just accept it. You can do literally nothing but be in your prison cell for the rest of time. You get a bed, toilet, and a window that shows you the real time of day! There is no way to escape so don't try. Enjoy!
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Tree Simulator 2021
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
Wood you like marginally improved graphics? Do you like leafing it all behind and taking root in some random field? If so, you are a tree, be the best tree you can be. Prepare for a deeper and more detailed understanding of what it is to be a tree. A true work of art.
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Deer Hunter xTreme Focal Plane
Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with People.
It's open season! The deer are overpopulating as we speak. Sgt. O'doyle must thin the herd!