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Single-player games like Festival Tycoon πŸŽͺ

Below are 8 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

  1. 1
    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†’
  3. 3
    News Tower β€” Steam game cover

    News Tower

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

    Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!

    2025StrategySimulation17.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
  4. 4
    Mad Games Tycoon 2 β€” Steam game cover

    Mad Games Tycoon 2

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

    Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
  5. 5
    GolfTopia β€” Steam game cover

    GolfTopia

    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 your own futuristic golf course. Keep 200 persistent visitors fed, hydrated, and happy. Defend your creation from a growing infestation of weeds with robotic workers and defensive turrets. Evolve your course into a mega resort where nobody wants to go home, EVER!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
  6. 6
    Academia : School Simulator β€” Steam game cover

    Academia : School 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 high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games β†’
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    Software Inc. β€” Steam game cover

    Software Inc.

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

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation22.99 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†’