Single-player games like Recipe for Disaster
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Recipe for Disaster, 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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Rise of Industry
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
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.
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Hipster Cafe
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Recipe for Disaster.
Ever wanted to design, build and manage a café on your very own home computer? Really? OK then... welcome to HIPSTER CAFÉ. Make stupid food, serve it on a skateboard, and impress your friends by drawing in your coffee.
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Comic Company Manager
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
Comic Company Manager is a comic book themed management game. Create your own comic publishing company and design your own ideas from combining 100+ concepts. Hire and manage artists to create comics for you and expand your company. Grow to dominate the industry
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TasteMaker
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
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Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Recipe for Disaster.
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
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Restaurant Empire II
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
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.
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Business Simulator 2026
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.
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Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Recipe for Disaster.
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
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PlateUp!
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Recipe for Disaster.
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
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The Sims™ 4
Single-player alternative to Recipe for Disaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Recipe for Disaster.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.