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Single-player games like I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, 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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    InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Cards — Steam game cover

    InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Cards

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    The 2190 year. You are an employee of a corporation dealing in goods distribution and logistics in the “megatower” – the place where all local citizens live. Find yourself in the cyberpunk reality by playing InfiniteCorp, a decision-based strategy card game!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Red Thread — Steam game cover

    Red Thread

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Dive into "Red Thread," a singleplayer strategy card game where you navigate life's complexities through relationships. Build connections, manage challenges, and achieve your goals. Each choice shapes your destiny. Can you weave your path to success?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ladies I'm Ready — Steam game cover

    Ladies I'm Ready

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    The player becomes Samuel, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting two beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Two girls with different personalities, and it is up to you to decide who will go to the end with you.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinese Newcomer — Steam game cover

    Chinese Newcomer

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    "Chinese Newcomer" blends deck-building with career simulation. Players choose one of three cards to collect, manage stamina. Use "Legacy Points" to grant Five-Elements talents to descendants, rectifying past regrets. Make choices along paths and embarking on a multi-generational journey.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dance of Theseus — Steam game cover

    Dance of Theseus

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Dance of Theseus is a dress-up life sim set in the glamorous world of monster ballrooms. Craft new body parts, assemble yourself, and use dance moves to outshine everyone. Fit in. Stand out. Make friends. Fall in love. How many parts will you replace before finding your way back home?

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    这个CEO我当定了! — Steam game cover

    这个CEO我当定了!

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    《这个ceo我当定了!》跟随着主人公(林燃)的求职机遇,进入这职场之中的龙争虎斗。财富与名望,就在选择之间,抓住机遇,成就事业。在这暗斗之中,是为利益与虎谋皮?还是无畏恐惧向死而生?这职场ceo我当定了!

    2025SimulationRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    我的机器人女友 — Steam game cover

    我的机器人女友

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    This is a simulation game that combines nurturing with romance.You'll cultivate a one-of-a-kind robotic girlfriend while sharing romantic moments with multiple girls, each possessing distinct personalities.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    女神的贴身男仆 — Steam game cover

    女神的贴身男仆

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    "Service of Five Graces"​ is a romance FMV. You play as Lin Ye. One day, you wake up to find you've become the personal butler to the five ladies!? To repay your father's debts, you have no choice but to step into this mansion, beginning a strange life of being "ordered around" by five young women.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Princess Maker 5 — Steam game cover

    Princess Maker 5

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.

    2018Simulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Citizen Sleeper — Steam game cover

    Citizen Sleeper

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magical Diary: Horse Hall — Steam game cover

    Magical Diary: Horse Hall

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.

    2012IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Long Live The Queen — Steam game cover

    Long Live The Queen

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Potionomics — Steam game cover

    Potionomics

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Volcano Princess — Steam game cover

    Volcano Princess

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover

    Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinese Parents — Steam game cover

    Chinese Parents

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

    2018IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville — Steam game cover

    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fantastic Contraption — Steam game cover

    Fantastic Contraption

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2 — Steam game cover

    Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2

    Single-player alternative to I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.

    The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!

    2020StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →