Single-player games like Industry Giant 2
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Industry Giant 2, 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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Transport Giant
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
It's the year 1850 - The world is changing. A new era of mass production and mass transportation has begun. For a smart businessman there are many opportunities. With a little money and good ideas you can establish a business empire.
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Train Fever
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
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Restaurant Empire II
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.
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Rise of Venice
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
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Cities in Motion 2
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
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Railroad Tycoon 3
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Industry Giant 2.
Railroad Tycoon 3 features 25 scenarios challenging players to recreate magnificent feats of railroading history from around the world. Players can lay track (including tunnels and overpasses), pick from over 40 locomotives from early steams to modern bullets, choose to haul over 35 types of cargo in a dynamic economy, and participate in...
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Railway Empire 2
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
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Anno 1800
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
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Idle Transport Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Enjoy fast, stress-free management! Build your service network, merge houses, and transport guests via train & ropeway. Upgrade facilities, hire staff, and climb the leaderboards in this bite-sized tycoon experience designed to be finished in one sitting; but still runs well in background.
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Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Transport Tycoon Deluxe challenges you to become the ultimate Transport Tycoon by creating a transit empire. Build a network of trains, trucks, ships, planes, and more to grow your business, make money, and fend off rivals in this 1995 building sim from Chris Sawyer.
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School Bus Fun
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Taking your daughter to school sounds dead easy. But more than a dozen different kids all with different demands makes School Bus Fun a challenging time management game.
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Fantastic Pinball Thrills
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Are you ready for the ultimate Pinball challenge? The authentically detailed Pinball tables are inviting you to a round of thrilling arcade action. The modern technology ensures a top-notch, state-of-the-art physics simulation.
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Hot Pinball Thrills
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
These 3 HOT pinball tables are the ultimate joy for fans of action packed arcade rounds. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology you’ll experience a premium physics simulation. Amazingly detailed, right down to realistic reflections, this game delivers the most intense pinball experience.
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Soccer Pinball Thrills
Single-player alternative to Industry Giant 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Industry Giant 2.
Choose the table, shoot the ball, and embark on the fast-paced hunt for high-score. Thanks to the state-of-the-art physics, these high-speed pinballs react with total realism. The 3 varied soccer-themed tables will give you the ultimate “kick”.