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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Guild of Rogues
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Artist Life Simulator.
Guild of Rogues is a Roguelike Deckbuilder with Autobattler elements. Strategically build your team of minions to create amazing synergies and defeat all enemies!
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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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Griftlands
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Artist Life Simulator.
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
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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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WitchHand
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Artist Life Simulator.
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
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Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
Single-player alternative to Artist Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Artist Life Simulator.
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
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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.