Single-player games like illumination
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to illumination, 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
- 1
Lade's Sandbox
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
A voxel-based sandbox game
- 2
Metro Mover
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Drive metro trains to move the people of Blueton in this voxel-style sim-arcade game.
- 3
FluxWerks
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Every block of this planet is real, including fluids! Dig it, flood it, process it. FluxWerks is a factory automation game on a fully destructible voxel world with physical fluid and heat simulation. Dig anywhere, automate everything, and survey a world that was supposed to be empty.
- 4
Victor Space Program
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with illumination.
A first-person voxel survival crafting game. Land on a strange new planet with your friends and dig up what you need, build better tools, watch out for the wildlife, and put together the rocket that takes you home.
- 5
Voxel Tycoon
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Voxel Tycoon — a management sim set in the infinite voxel world. Mine resources and process them into goods on your custom factories. Set up supply chains and passenger routes with a huge fleet of trains, trucks, and buses, and turn small towns into prosperous megacities with a thriving economy!
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Train Train Train
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Train Train Train is a game about managing train networks in various smol cute 3d worlds. Lay down tracks, upgrade intersections and don't bonk the sheep. Do not be deceived, this game can be as tough as it is cute.
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Rolling Line
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!
- 8
Hmmsim Metro
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Line 1, the most complicated subway in Seoul, is now coming in PC version. You can feel high immersion with the graphics that realize the actual Seoul scenery, the train driving sound, and the realistic train driving system. Experience the operation of the Seoul subway!
- 9
VR-Kanojo
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
From the producer of "VR Kanojo" comes an even cuter VR romance sim. Spend zero-distance, nose-touching moments with heroine Sakura Yuuhi, brought to life by real-time full-lighting. Look-and-touch controls, multiple scenes and fan-picked outfits let you craft a private world. Beginner-friendly.
- 10
Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns
Single-player alternative to illumination — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with illumination.
The game that once plunged Japanese arcades into a frenzy, Stripjong - Super Real Mahjong, returns with its traditional rule intact: "lose and take off your clothes"! 100% immersion even without VR, and 120% with VR! Now, experience zero-distance undressing!!