Single-player games like House Cleaning Survival
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to House Cleaning Survival, 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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Gas Station Simulator
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
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Grunn
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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Emergency Cleanup Co.
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
Clean where chaos reigns. From filthy homes and cluttered offices to messy beaches and space stations, clear trash, scrape grime, and tidy up. Blast away dirt with high-pressure water, upgrade your tools, and restore order. Don’t keep your clients waiting, get to work!
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Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.
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DAVE THE DIVER
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
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PowerWash Simulator
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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Ikki Unite
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
SUNSOFT relapses... The legendary Bad Game Hall of Famer "Ikki" is back, and this time it's a multiplayer experience! You can't start a riot with just one or two people! Enlist up to 16 friends in this Roguelite madness... Ikki but united!
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Ark of Charon
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build a mobile fortress on the back of a giant and mysterious walking Tree and embark on a journey in this merge of tower defense and colony simulation.
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Ufouria: The Saga 2
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore the unique and wacky world of SUNSOFT's Ufouria in this exploration-based side-scrolling game. The levels' terrain change each time you play with new secrets to explore. Be charmed, comforted and tickled by the fluffy felt-like remake of the strange-but-cute world of Ufouria!
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Mahjong Solitaire Refresh
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with House Cleaning Survival.
The tile matching puzzle series "Mahjong Solitaire" welcomes the water-themed "Refresh" to its lineup! Fresh new attire, sweet and simple rules. From the upbeat songs and lovely images, to the new drag controls and panel unlocking system, please enjoy this invigorating addition to the series!
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SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
SUNSOFT revival commemoration! Three carefully selected songs from SUNSOFT's works from the 1980s: "Wings of Madura," "53 Stations of the Tokaido," and "Ripple Island" are included!
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Justice Ninja Casey
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
The 16-bit classic comes to the West for the very first time! A princess in a castle has been kidnapped by a group of mysterious ninjas. Luckily for her, a young ninja named Casey is aware of the situation, and embarks on a mission to save her because... He is the Ninja of Justice!
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Feudal Bros - Tonosama #1
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with House Cleaning Survival.
Japan. Edo period. After many years of violent wars, peace has returned to the land, but it doesn’t seem like it will last for long. A new danger lurks in the shadows, and only two noblemen can stop it: Lord Baka, a Japanese feudal lord, and Prince Bouffon, a prince from the faraway land of France.
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City Hunter
Single-player alternative to House Cleaning Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
After 35 years, the only official game is now being revived.