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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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like People page.

Ranked picks

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    Alpha Shark — Steam game cover

    Alpha Shark

    Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Ever wanted to be a great white shark? Now you can! Swim, eat, explore, and more! Lurk the margins of our world alone or with friends in this vast coral reef spanning the ocean floor.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Putin Life — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Broken Spell 2 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stayhome Simulator — Steam game cover

    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..

    2020ActionSportsStrategy0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plebby Quest: The Crusades — Steam game cover

    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?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battlewake — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕 — Steam game cover

    My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕

    Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics — Steam game cover

    Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics

    Single-player alternative to People — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with People.

    The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Simulator 2022 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Simulator 2023 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Simulator 2020 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    V.T. — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure6.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  13. 13
    James Town Courier Frog MD — Steam game cover

    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!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prison Forever — Steam game cover

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Simulator 2021 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deer Hunter xTreme Focal Plane — Steam game cover

    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!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →