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Single-player games like Factory Town Idle

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Factory Town Idle, 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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    Factory Town — Steam game cover

    Factory Town

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Research — Steam game cover

    Magic Research

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Factory Town Idle.

    Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?

    2023AdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Research 2 — Steam game cover

    Magic Research 2

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    From atom to modern — Steam game cover

    From atom to modern

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    From the manufacture of monoatomic hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, to the creation of the earth, from apes to Homo erectus, to nuclear weapons, rockets, to artificial intelligence, to exploring the universe.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    High Fantasy Idle — Steam game cover

    High Fantasy Idle

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Factory Town Idle.

    High Fantasy Idle is an idle RPG with unique class-based gameplay and hundreds of achievements and secrets to find. Level up by farming, battling, and researching while buying items and perks, then rebirth to find newfound power! Embark on a journey of fantasy and mystery to unravel your destiny.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SimPocalypse — Steam game cover

    SimPocalypse

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    A civilization simulator where you manage billions of people and rebuild millions of structures. Improve your economy, research, advance, battle, and much more! Play at your own pace by controlling game speed and automate various tasks!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Research — Steam game cover

    Idle Research

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Industry Idle — Steam game cover

    Industry Idle

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Town Idle.

    Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Melvor Idle — Steam game cover

    Melvor Idle

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Factory Town Idle.

    Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball — Steam game cover

    Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball

    Single-player alternative to Factory Town Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Factory Town Idle.

    A futuresport FPS where you race around a skate park / dance club and nail each other with dodgeball trick shots. Singleplayer + Local Multiplayer + Online Multiplayer with 27 different objective-based game modes...or create your own!

    2015ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →