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Single-player games like Industry Giant 4.0

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Industry Giant 4.0, 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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    COPA CITY — Steam game cover

    COPA CITY

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    An economic strategy where top football clubs entrust you with organizing their matches. Build in the city, manage its structures and stadium, provide entertainment, food, and security for fans. Your success is measured by Match Readiness.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of Industry — Steam game cover

    Rise of Industry

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nebuchadnezzar — Steam game cover

    Nebuchadnezzar

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anno 2070™ — Steam game cover

    Anno 2070™

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Power to the People — Steam game cover

    Power to the People

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grand Ages: Medieval — Steam game cover

    Grand Ages: Medieval

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

    2015StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pioneers of Pagonia — Steam game cover

    Pioneers of Pagonia

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.

    2025StrategySimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cities: Skylines — Steam game cover

    Cities: Skylines

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    2015StrategySimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Transport Tycoon Deluxe — Steam game cover

    Transport Tycoon Deluxe

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Train Fever — Steam game cover

    Train Fever

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.

    2014IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Transport Fever — Steam game cover

    Transport Fever

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!

    2016Simulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Industry Giant 2 — Steam game cover

    Industry Giant 2

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Economic booms, stock market crashes, oil crises, upswings, triumphs... Now you can become the greatest power in industry!

    2015StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Two Point Hospital — Steam game cover

    Two Point Hospital

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.

    2018IndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Transport Fever 2 — Steam game cover

    Transport Fever 2

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Railway Empire — Steam game cover

    Railway Empire

    Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 4.0 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 4.0.

    In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →