Single-player games like Artist Life Simulator
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Artist Life Simulator, 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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BOOK OF HOURS
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
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Take That Mainstage!
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
It's 1992 in Emerald City. The world screams for change. You made the leap, now fulfill your destiny and change the world. Build your band, write real music you perform, manage relationships, and reach the top of the charts. In this hybrid life sim, be the one to Take That Mainstage!
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Mahjong Expedition
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
In each Mahjong round, strive for high scores to advance. At the start of each run, choose a city and collect tiles, items, characters, and other elements based on its unique rules. Upgrade and combine them into powerful strategies to clear stages.
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Esports Godfather
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
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Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Artist Life Simulator.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
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Ratropolis
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
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Card Survival: Tropical Island
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
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Curious Expedition 2
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Cultist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Death and Taxes
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
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Shortest Trip to Earth
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Artist Life Simulator.
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
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Monster Run: Downfall of the Empire
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Artist Life Simulator.
Monster Run is a dark fantasy beat’em up with roguelite elements. Fight as a giant monster cat protecting your home forest. Destroy massive armies of human soldiers and their allies. Evolve your attacks, master non-human tactics, and discover the joy of breathing fire.