Single-player games like Pick Up The Waste
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Pick Up The Waste, 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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Factorio
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
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Human Fall Flat
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
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Parkitect
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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WHAT THE GOLF?
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pick Up The Waste.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Protecto
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pick Up The Waste.
Build barricades and face spectacular natural disasters in a relaxing physics-based game where every structure can save lives.
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Bubble Dogs
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pick Up The Waste.
Bring dog families together, trigger unique power-ups, and create spectacular combos in a colorful, relaxing, and addictive puzzle game where every bubble counts.
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Pick Up Your Masks
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pick Up The Waste.
In this addictive free physics game, help Mimi clean nature by throwing abandoned masks into dumpsters while mastering rebounds, precision and chaos.
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Obscurinth
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pick Up The Waste.
Explore a massive living labyrinth filled with mysteries, deadly traps, and forgotten relics. Mark your path with lanterns, uncover hidden secrets, improve your legacy, and attempt to free Obscurinth in this unique adventure blending exploration, strategy, and dark fantasy.
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Eggs Les Bains
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pick Up The Waste.
Pigeons rule the roost in Eggs-les-Bains! In this hidden object game, explore the iconic sites of Aix-les-Bains to unearth 238 Easter eggs. A pure, playful, and stress-free scavenger hunt—perfect for (re)discovering the heritage of a famous French spa town.
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Frozen Christmas Magic: Santa’s Hidden Village
Single-player alternative to Pick Up The Waste — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Pick Up The Waste.
Discover an ancient magical Christmas village buried beneath the snow for over a century. Dig, uncover forgotten secrets, restore its lights, and watch the village come back to life in a cozy, mysterious, and enchanting adventure filled with magic, discovery, and wonder.