Single-player games like DrainSim
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DrainSim, 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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Cash Cleaner Simulator
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Check it, clean it, sort it, ship it. Welcome to the life of a cash cleaner. Take jobs from underworld contacts and clean some cash. Just don't try to leave...
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PowerWash Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfaction is a spray away!
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Timberborn
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
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Leaf it Alone
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Finally, it's that time of the year to clean up this leafy mess. It's been a while since the last time you've done it, so don't waste any second and derust your raking skills!
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Recycling Center Simulator
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
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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Teardown
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
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Airport X-Ray Simulator
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Step into the critical role of a baggage security operative in Airport X-Ray Simulator. As part of the backbone of airport security, you are the last line of defense against prohibited or illegal items making their way onto an aircraft or into the airport.
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Waterpark Simulator
Single-player alternative to DrainSim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with DrainSim.
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!