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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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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Crime Boss: Rockay City
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Crime Simulator.
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.
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Schedule I
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
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Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?
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Thick As Thieves
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
Thick as Thieves is a stealth-action heist game, playable solo or with a partner in crime in co-op multiplayer. Master the art of thievery through cunning gameplay across a 4-hour campaign in this dynamic new take on stealth.
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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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One-armed robber
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.
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American Theft 80s
Single-player alternative to Crime Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Crime Simulator.
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
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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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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!