Single-player games like RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe, 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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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
This compilation includes the entire RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 series, with the original game as well as the Time Twister and Wacky Worlds expansions.
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Parkitect
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
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Parkasaurus
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Parkasaurus is a dinosaur tycoon management simulation where you take care of your dinosaurs by constructing well-designed exhibits, researching specialized technologies, and maximizing profits to expand into the ultimate dinosaur theme park. Do you favor development for guests or your dinosaurs?
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
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Let's Build a Zoo
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
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STATIONflow
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.
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Tropico 4
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
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Startopia
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
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From Dust
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!
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Anno 2070™
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
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Monster Zoo Tycoon
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Build and manage the ultimate monster zoo. From fascinating abominations to world-ending horrors, your zoo isn't just for show – it's the cover of a secret (not very smart) cult. Kidnap visitors, turn them into creatures, and keep everything under control in this darkly comedic tycoon game.
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Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
Includes Railroad Tycoon II and the expansion The Second Century It can take you from New York to South Africa. It can take you from the year 1804 to the year 2000. It can take you from penniless manual laborer to powerful multi-millionaire.
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Big Pharma
Single-player alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe.
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?