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Single-player games like TasteMaker

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to TasteMaker, 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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    The Tenants — Steam game cover

    The Tenants

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

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?

    2022IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Love Tavern — Steam game cover

    Love Tavern

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

    After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fast Food Manager — Steam game cover

    Fast Food Manager

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

    Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition — Steam game cover

    SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

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

    SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

    2010StrategySimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MilkTea Time — Steam game cover

    MilkTea Time

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

    "Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Startup Company — Steam game cover

    Startup Company

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

    Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Festival Tycoon 🎪 — Steam game cover

    Festival Tycoon 🎪

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

    A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Parkitect — Steam game cover

    Parkitect

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

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Restaurant Empire II — Steam game cover

    Restaurant Empire II

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

    Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.

    2009StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Restaurant Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Restaurant Tycoon

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

    Restaurant Tycoon is a simulation of Restaurant games, where you can hire employees, build restaurant, add furniture, through their own ability to make the restaurant profitable, become the most popular restaurant.

    2017IndieSimulation0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aviassembly — Steam game cover

    Aviassembly

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

    Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.

    2025SimulationEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →