Single-player games like Crime Simulator
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Crime Simulator, 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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Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is a short, chaotic, and hilarious entry in the Crime Simulator franchise. Throw hammers, spray pepper gas, and cause mayhem solo or with up to 4 players. Take over hideouts, complete absurd missions, and unleash destruction with the wildest weapons. No rules—just fun!
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Mafia Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Build your own empire in the world of the mafia! In Mafia Life Simulator, take control of everything from marijuana farms to weapon factories, money laundering centers to drug networks. Become the undisputed leader of the region with your gang and make your name known in the world of crime.
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PAYDAY 2
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crime Simulator.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
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PAYDAY™ The Heist
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crime Simulator.
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
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PAYDAY 3
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crime Simulator.
PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
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Loot List: Thief Sim
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Crime Simulator.
Rise from pauper to master thief - grab the loot list and get to work, whether it’s a roadside diner or a federal vault: slip past security and make fools of everyone, or unleash chaos and blow the place apart. Fence the haul to upgrade the hideout, gear up, and build your criminal empire.
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Thief Simulator
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
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Thief Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Prison Life 2
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crime Simulator.
Play as a Prisoner or a Guard with up to 12 players(or alone) in an online prison game. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!
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R.E.P.O.
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crime Simulator.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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Thief Simulator 2: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Tired of political exploitation? Join me and let's rebuild our thieving business together! Let's steal cars, radios, and TVs - anything that catches your eye can be yours! Recall what it's like to be a thief in Thief Simulator 2: Prologue!