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Single-player games like Survive or Thrive

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Survive or Thrive, 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 Confession — Steam game cover

    The Confession

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    Ever wondered how much of a kinky pervert you are? Ever wanted to know what your fate entails for being such a kinky pervert? Answer a series of disgustingly hilarious, immoral questions to reveal ridiculous scenarios & unlock the answers you seek...

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Twins — Steam game cover

    The Twins

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

    The Twins can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...

    2020Simulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quiver Dick's Terrible Tale For Terrible Parents To Read To Their Equally Terrible Children — Steam game cover

    Quiver Dick's Terrible Tale For Terrible Parents To Read To Their Equally Terrible Children

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    From the creative minds that brought you Metal as Phuk and The Chronicles of Quiver Dick, Crankage Games brings you another hilarious, boner-inducing tale of epic proportions! Embark on a journey as Mary the Fairy, a cannibalistic, foul-mouthed pixie in an even more foul-mouthed world!

    2018IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator — Steam game cover

    Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    You're gonna get yourself killed out here... There's monsters, bandits, and much, much worse roaming these lands... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WTF Is Wrong With You? — Steam game cover

    WTF Is Wrong With You?

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

    Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Russian Village Simulator — Steam game cover

    Russian Village Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chill Town — Steam game cover

    Chill Town

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

    A unique blend of a Soothing Simulation and an Idle Game with Music, Decoration, Fishing, Cooking, Farming and more...

    2025IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Guild 3 — Steam game cover

    The Guild 3

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!

    2022StrategySimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test — Steam game cover

    The Test

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Hypothesis Rising — Steam game cover

    The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Final Revelation — Steam game cover

    The Test: Final Revelation

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Horrorscope — Steam game cover

    The Horrorscope

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Testing Chamber — Steam game cover

    The Testing Chamber

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.

    2022SimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Test: Reality Check — Steam game cover

    The Test: Reality Check

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain — Steam game cover

    The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain

    Single-player alternative to Survive or Thrive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Survive or Thrive.

    The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

    2021AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →