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Single-player games like Covid Simulator

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Covid 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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    WTF Is Wrong With You? — Steam game cover

    WTF Is Wrong With You?

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Covid Simulator.

    Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trolley Problem, Inc. — Steam game cover

    Trolley Problem, Inc.

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    Trolley Problem, Inc. is a darkly comedic narrative game based on real-world philosophical papers, in which you are asked to make a series of impossible choices from two awful answers. Wrestle with your moral compass, decide the fate of millions – and compare your choices with the rest of the world.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Let's Drive - learn driving simulator — Steam game cover

    Let's Drive - learn driving simulator

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    There are 1.3 billion cars in the world. But how many good drivers are there? Is every one of them trained and competent? Find out while playing Let's Drive, a driving school simulator that shows you hazardous situations on the road and puts you right in them.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psychiatrist Simulator — Steam game cover

    Psychiatrist Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    Have you ever wanted to be a psychiatrist? Now you can! Be a shrink for 14 days. Meet 14 patients with unique story of their lives. Diagnosis, treatment, chosen dialogues have impact on history of patients. The choice is yours.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual0.67 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Biotope — Steam game cover

    Biotope

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Covid Simulator.

    Biotope will be the most detailed and realistic aquarium simulator on the market. Biotope makes it possible to create complex aquarist ecosystems and simulate realistic life cycles of plants and fish.

    2019StrategySimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sapling — Steam game cover

    The Sapling

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!

    2019SimulationEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pestis — Steam game cover

    Pestis

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    A young Plague Doctor, only to learn that the Academy sent to a small village, which, like the whole country is gripped by plague

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gridworld — Steam game cover

    Gridworld

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    Gridworld is an artificial life and evolution simulator. Watch creatures evolve through natural selection as they learn to find food, avoid danger, and compete with other creatures for survival.

    2015IndieSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Interstellaria — Steam game cover

    Interstellaria

    Single-player alternative to Covid Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Covid Simulator.

    Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →