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Single-player games like Imitation

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Imitation, 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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    What's your emergency — Steam game cover

    What's your emergency

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Imitation.

    "What's your emergency" is a game where you take the boots of a 911 operator. In it you will be presented with different emergencys, your task is aid the victims. You will be able to do this through dialogs with the victim and using the new computer application called "Emergency_Manager_2.0".

    2023IndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Monkeylogy — Steam game cover

    Idle Monkeylogy

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Imitation.

    IDLE GAME based on the Infinite Monkey Theorem

    2021SimulationFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Communist Clicker — Steam game cover

    Communist Clicker

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    Fun clicker game with everything from nukes to stonks!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Missile Arsenal Simulator — Steam game cover

    Missile Arsenal Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    Can you build a ballistic missile in a garage? Assemble missiles by hand, brew fuel in a cement mixer, and sell rockets to shady factions. Invest the money you earn in new parts and a base. Test your arsenal right on the farm's backyard, and try NOT to destroy the entire world ahead of schedule!

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Margot Collapse — Steam game cover

    The Margot Collapse

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    The Margot Collapse is an incremental game wrapped inside an unsettling mystery. Part workplace simulator, part optimization game, and part surreal short story, it blends methodical progression with a growing sense that something behind the walls of TOPTECH Industries is deeply, profoundly wrong.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    That's not my Neighbor — Steam game cover

    That's not my Neighbor

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    МЕМОЛОГИЯ — Steam game cover

    МЕМОЛОГИЯ

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    MEMOLOGY is a comprehensive test that shows how deeply you are immersed in the culture of memes.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thrive — Steam game cover

    Thrive

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Imitation.

    An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Firebase — Steam game cover

    Firebase

    Single-player alternative to Imitation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Imitation.

    This is a First Person Shooter, "tower defense" style game that captures the intensity of the Tet Offensive. Offering unique game mechanics iconic of the Vietnam War, such as calling in Napalm strikes and M16 jamming. Firebase immerses you in the mud and grit of combat in South East Asia.

    ActionIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →