Single-player games like Malmyr
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Malmyr, 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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Captain of Industry
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.
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Factory Town
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Malmyr.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
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InfraSpace
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
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Automation Empire
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
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Rail Route
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
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Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
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Rise of Industry
Single-player alternative to Malmyr — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Malmyr.
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.