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Single-player games like Rising Star 2

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Rising Star 2, 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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    Hire — Steam game cover

    Hire

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Run a medieval fantasy mercenary guild. Take dangerous contracts, haggle the price in your own words, hire fighters with real personalities, and send them into danger. You prepare the job, then you live with the result. Every new campaign builds a whole new world and a new story.

    StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Library — Steam game cover

    Little Library

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Run your own cozy village library. Recommend books to visitors based on their tastes, manage daily tasks, grow your collection, and build a thriving community around your library.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World Diplomat — Steam game cover

    World Diplomat

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Embark on a diplomatic journey to impact the world with skills and strategy.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clutch Legend: FPS Career Simulator — Steam game cover

    Clutch Legend: FPS Career Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Build your FPS career from zero. Pick your role, manage stress and fame, climb the leagues. Every week is a decision. Every match has stakes.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie5.51 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Night Club Simulator: Party King — Steam game cover

    Night Club Simulator: Party King

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Step into the vibrant world of nightlife! Create, manage & customize your own nightclub, solo or co-op. From hiring staff and organizing events to setting the perfect atmosphere with music & lighting, every choice you make will shape your club. Are you ready to become the ultimate nightclub tycoon?

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Live the Life — Steam game cover

    Live the Life

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Live the Life is the first person life simulation game focused on the deep player's interaction with the environment. Design your apartment using advanced building features, visit stores to buy furniture, food and clothing you like, and more completely free content coming soon

    2020StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator — Steam game cover

    A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crusader Kings III — Steam game cover

    Crusader Kings III

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rising Star 2.

    Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

    2020StrategySimulationRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satisfactory — Steam game cover

    Satisfactory

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rising Star 2.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    K-Pop & Rock Band Manager — Steam game cover

    K-Pop & Rock Band Manager

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rising Star 2.

    A new star is born! Favour Toys B.V. Entertainment wants to release a new 4-member Band. You have to choose the trainees who you think are ready to make their debut to the public and make a new history. How you manage the band will determine their future.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shrouded Aspect — Steam game cover

    Shrouded Aspect

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Rising Star 2.

    In this turn-based tactical combat RPG, lead your heroes across a medieval world inspired by Celtic mythology and uncover the source of a terrible plague. The God of Death has returned, unleashing a blight before him. Choose your allies, shape your party, and make the tough choices.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shady O'Grady's™ Rising Star (2007) — Steam game cover

    Shady O'Grady's™ Rising Star (2007)

    Single-player alternative to Rising Star 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rising Star 2.

    Build a band, write songs, practice, buy equipment, level up, play gigs, become part of your local music scene, get a manager, get a recording contract, record albums, go on tour. This is the predecessor to Rising Star 2.

    2026SimulationRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →