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Single-player games like Upload Simulator Silicon

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Upload Simulator Silicon, 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 Simulator — Steam game cover

    Upload Simulator

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

    A incremental game about downloading files, uploading, and upgrading your setup. This is the official PC version of Upload Simulator.

    2022IndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Factory — Steam game cover

    Idle Factory

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

    Idle can also build your industrial empire.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pioneer Clicker — Steam game cover

    Pioneer Clicker

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

    Clicker game played at the bottom of the screen. A village chief is lost on the road after his village is destroyed by demons. The lord of the village gives him an order to open up a new frontier and cultivate the land. The village chief's hell of endless cultivation begins.

    2024StrategySimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    From atom to modern — Steam game cover

    From atom to modern

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

    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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    PC Building Empire — Steam game cover

    PC Building Empire

    Single-player alternative to Upload Simulator Silicon — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.

    2025IndieCasualEarly Access11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Factory Town Idle — Steam game cover

    Factory Town Idle

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

    An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Digseum — Steam game cover

    Digseum

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

    Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

    2024SimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Upload Labs — Steam game cover

    Upload Labs

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

    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

    2025SimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →