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Single-player games like Time Re:Quest

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Time Re:Quest, 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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    Level UP! Factory — Steam game cover

    Level UP! Factory

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    Commander! Manage your shelter with survivors in a abandoned nuclear power plant. Search resources to make different types of boxes, send expeditions, repair work areas, face enemies to defend your facilities, deploy drones and rc cars, prepare for special events and more. All in real-time.

    2024Simulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    From atom to modern — Steam game cover

    From atom to modern

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    From the manufacture of monoatomic hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, to the creation of the earth, from apes to Homo erectus, to nuclear weapons, rockets, to artificial intelligence, to exploring the universe.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Built From Nothing — Steam game cover

    Built From Nothing

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    Build a business from the ground up. Choose your industry, manage money, equipment, employees, customers, debt, and unexpected disasters. Every decision shapes your reputation, growth, and whether your company becomes an empire—or collapses under its own ambition.

    2026Simulation10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fantasy Idle RPG — Steam game cover

    Fantasy Idle RPG

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    From the solo developer of Idle Trillionaire, set in a world of knights, dragons, dungeons, and magic. Purchase cards to earn gold and experience, unlock new quests, and watch your character grow. Every card is hand written with a touch of the developers signature humor.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Welderman Shop Sim — Steam game cover

    Welderman Shop Sim

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    Build a welding shop from a single machine into a fabrication empire. Hire workers, manage production, complete contracts, upgrade equipment, and decide if you're staying in the shop or sending crews out on the road.

    IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    高三最后300天 — Steam game cover

    高三最后300天

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    《高三最后300天》是一款以2020年代中国普通公立高中为背景的横屏互动叙事生活模拟游戏。从距高考300天开始,选择主角的性别、选科方向与住校或走读身份,安排每周计划,在早读、晚自习、考试、宿舍和回家路上作出决定。你的选择会改变六科学习状态、精力与压力,也会影响承诺能否兑现、同学之间如何相处,以及某段关系最终停在友情还是继续靠近。故事将经过月考、换座、寒假、百日誓师、一模、二模、毕业照和三天高考,直到查分、填报志愿与收到录取结果。高分不是唯一答案;通关后重新开始,你还能带着有限的记忆,试着改变那些真正放不下的遗憾。

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    日记簿 — Steam game cover

    日记簿

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    一款生活文字模拟类游戏。扮演一名随处可见的大学生,在平凡却又独一无二的文字世界里开启仅属于你的丰富多彩的虚拟大学生活。

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator — Steam game cover

    STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Time Re:Quest.

    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.

    2023IndieSimulationEarly Access9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARC: Antic Runes Combat — Steam game cover

    ARC: Antic Runes Combat

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Classic 2D Arcade ! You are "Shadow", a lost soul who has the mission to rescue other souls after the great apocalypse. New for Steam Launch, Events and FREE DLC "Underworld" includes in version 1.5.

    2024IndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hidden Pinball — Steam game cover

    Hidden Pinball

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The secret game for your desktop. Enjoy over 100 themed tables, over 50 daily special events and real-time challenges. Beat the records at all the tables and earn your crowns, badges and increase your prestige. Configure it to play the way you want, even in full screen. Improve yourself.

    2024Casual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magical Frontline — Steam game cover

    Magical Frontline

    Single-player alternative to Time Re:Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The Fantasy Card Game is available in version 2.0 with 3 New Game Modes, more advanced enemies, cards and more. The Magic Battles for the supremacy in the territory, Local Multiplayer, Tower of Mytikas and Conquest in Ziliana Gorge. Zeus awaits in the Top, the glory awaits for you. Play Now.

    2025IndieRPGCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →