Single-player games like The Games You Make
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Games You Make, 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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Traveler Stories: Journeys of Real People
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
"Is this really the life you want?" A visual novel with simple life-sim elements, based on 80% true stories from world travelers. Step behind the bar in Tokyo, encounter extraordinary lives, and challenge your values. A simulation to rediscover yourself and open the door to a "new you."
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Crapht Box
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
Crapht Box is a Fantasy Physics Sandbox, inspired by the Fantasy Console genre. It brings a simulated world with a number of disks and tools, and leaves you to play, program, create and share disks.
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Pact Between Us
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
"Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.
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Life of a Lonely Indie Game Developer
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
"Create the games you want, at the time you want, and live doing only what you love." In this realistic life simulation game, an independent game developer dreams of such a life, struggling with money and time while paying taxes until death. Whether this life is happy or truly lonely, you decide.
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Psycasso
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Games You Make.
Take on the role of a serial killer who creates paintings with their victims blood! Sell your creations to earn money while trying to avoid capture by the police and other civilians.
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A guard walks into a tavern
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
You are a guard whose job is to post bounties. Try your best to deal with various matters and make money to raise your family. But remember, when various factions come to you, you will have to make choices!
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Corner Shop: NightShift
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
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Legend of Homebody
Single-player alternative to The Games You Make — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Games You Make.
The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)