Single-player games like Idle ShowOff
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Idle ShowOff, 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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From atom to modern
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
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.
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Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding)
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
Yet Another Incremental Game (But This Time About Coding) is an idle clicker about... coding (thanks, Captain). Smash your keyboard, spawn code, and discover the questionable joy of programming; no actual skills required.
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Reincarnation : Hero of the Gun
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Idle ShowOff.
Text Idle Game
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It Takes One Year To Beat This Game
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
Make one billion clicks and spend years to beat the game or show who is a really pro gamer here
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修炼成仙
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
《修炼成仙》是一款极简主义的文字挂机游戏。创建人物,踏上仙途,自动战斗,获取战利品,修炼功法,装备法宝,一步一步登上仙途,获得永生轮回。游戏永无止境,无需焦虑通关限制,即开即挂,随缘随心,修炼成仙。
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摆地摊
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
这是一款模拟经营游戏,只需要动动鼠标的懒人玩法。 玩家需要自己进货,再高价卖出去的摆地摊模拟游戏
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Magic Research 2
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Idle ShowOff.
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.
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Revolution Idle
Single-player alternative to Idle ShowOff — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle ShowOff.
Join an experience where each revolution takes you further into the unknown! Revolution Idle challenges you to multiply your accumulators to reach unimaginable heights. Will you manage to reach infinity?