Single-player games like Upload Simulator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Upload 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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Upload Labs
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Upload Simulator.
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
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Military Incremental Complex
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Upload Simulator.
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
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Universe Horizon
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Upload Simulator.
An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.
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Fracture Field
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Upload Simulator.
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
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Cult of the Yellow King
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A cosmic horror idle game where you build the Yellow King’s cult, spread his living mold, and click yourself hollow. Memory by memory. Scream by silent scream, as the sky blooms with eyes watching your beautiful undoing.
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Scratchers
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Upload Simulator.
Scratchers is an incremental game where you scratch cards to earn cash, unlock upgrades, and hire little scratchers to do the scratching for you. Discover rare cards, and optimize your earnings as you climb to scratcher supremacy!
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Astrodle
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Upload Simulator.
Ready for some chill time in space? Astrodle has you covered. Watch the numbers soar as you upgrade your ship and travel the stars. Oh, and you might just become a god.
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MMO98
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Upload Simulator.
An incremental game where you go from small-scale MMO development studio up to global market domination. Improve your server infrastructure, address the technical challenges of running an MMO, release new games, and become the world's #1 MMO game studio.
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Upload Simulator Silicon
Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Upload Simulator.
Upload Simulator Silicon is an incremental game about uploading, making money, hacking, and ascending as a powerful entity that controls the very laws of the universe using powerful technologies you discover throught your journey.