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Single-player games like Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ, 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 β€” Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Hotel Magnate β€” Steam game cover

    Hotel Magnate

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator β€” Steam game cover

    Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Office Management 101 β€” Steam game cover

    Office Management 101

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Office Management 101 is a satirical office life simulation tycoon game set in a fictional capitalistic dystopia. Step over competitors, drive your staff to the limit and milk your customers for every penny in the pursuit of spiraling success!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Another Brick in The Mall β€” Steam game cover

    Another Brick in The Mall

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation8.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    SimCasino β€” Steam game cover

    SimCasino

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Rise of Industry β€” Steam game cover

    Rise of Industry

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    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 β†’
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    Casino Resort Tower β€” Steam game cover

    Casino Resort Tower

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.

    2023StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins β€” Steam game cover

    City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ.

    Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series β€” Steam game cover

    Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    Single-player alternative to Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ β€” playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’