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Single-player games like Modern Game Tycoon

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Modern Game Tycoon, 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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    Boba Bar: Bubble Tea Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Boba Bar: Bubble Tea Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Boba Bar: Bubble Tea Tycoon is a Kawaii themed pixel art game where you start your journey with a humble drink stand. Learn new recipes and unlock new equipment and locations, manage sales prices and inventory in order to succeed in becoming the largest bubble tea tycoon in town!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcade Warlord — Steam game cover

    Arcade Warlord

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Dominate during the 80s arcade boom in this Grand Strategy Tycoon. Engineer hit games, control the streets and weaponize the stock market. Money is a physical object on the map; hire a Bagman to collect profits or Enforcers as muscle. Destroy the competition in a neon-noir financial war.

    2026StrategySimulationEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hardware Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Hardware Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    From 1986 to 2026, design and engineer the world's most advanced CPUs. Run your own fabs or manufacture for rivals. Research groundbreaking tech, manage your team, buy and build offices, and dominate the market through decades of cutthroat competition. Become the ultimate hardware tycoon.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation10.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Game Builder Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Game Builder Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mobiles Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Mobiles Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Mobiles Tycoon is a brand new game about creating your mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. In the game you have to manage your company and develop your devices (smartphones and tablets), operating systems and processors

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PC Tycoon 2 — Steam game cover

    PC Tycoon 2

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Manage your computer company and develop your PC components, create your own laptop, monitor, develop an interactive operating system or build your PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, buy other companies and build your computer empire!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Software Inc. — Steam game cover

    Software Inc.

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation22.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    T-Minus 30 — Steam game cover

    T-Minus 30

    Single-player alternative to Modern Game Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Modern Game Tycoon.

    Plan a city and build a space fleet to escape a dying Earth before time runs out. You have 30 minutes to scavenge a post-apocalyptic environment to build infrastructure, grow crops, generate power, and assemble rockets to save as many people as you can.

    2021StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →