Single-player games like Airport Contraband
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Airport Contraband, 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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Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
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Case Files: The Death of Paulette Williams
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
A short, choose your own adventure detective experience, where your choices matter.
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Crime Scene Technician
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Become a Crime Scene Investigator, gather evidence, and connect not obvious facts which will lead you to solve the crime and find the guilty! Don't let criminals get more innocent victims!
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Accident
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Become a journalist who researches old car accident cases. Help victims and perform first aid, obtain evidence and reconstruct the events to discover what really happened.
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Cash Cleaner Simulator
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
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Telling Lies
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
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Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?
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My Recycling Center
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Operate, configure and expand your own recycling center in this first-person simulator! Work fast and sort the trash. Use the compactors to destroy the bulky waste. Earn satisfaction and cash to buy new containers and unlock new trash types. Use the second hand shop to sell re-usable items.
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Gas Station Simulator
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
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Food Truck Simulator
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
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Treasure Hunter Simulator
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?
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Winter Survival
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
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Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Airport Contraband.
The "Early Days" prologue to Gas Station Simulator where you buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, fix it up and start running it.
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Winter Survival: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience survival in harsh winter conditions and our sanity system and see what happened before the events in Winter Survival take place.
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Airport Contraband: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Airport Contraband — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Airport Contraband.
Experience the Caldora Airport from a slightly different angle with more emphasis on the rogue-like nature of the game and new gameplay elements.