Single-player games like Mad Valley
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mad Valley, 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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Malware Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Step back to the era of dial-up and WinGoals SP. As a black-hat developer, manage the delicate balance of detection probability versus payout potential. Will you build a silent botnet for profit or a worm designed to destroy? Avoid the feds and conquer the web in this nostalgic management sim.
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VHS Store Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Run your own video rental store in the golden years of VHS: buy movie rights, handle your customers, rewind tapes, and build a home-entertainment empire. A time capsule you can play.
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STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
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News Tower
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
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This Grand Life 2
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.
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Mad Games Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
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Recycling Center Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
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Cinema Simulator 2025
Single-player alternative to Mad Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Mad Valley.
Cinema Simulator 2025 is a simulation game where you will manage your own movie theater and test your strategy and management skills. Starting from a small movie theater, try to become a giant in the movie industry.