Single-player games like Exterminant
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Exterminant, 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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Egg Chicken Farm
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
This is a casual idle simulation game. Nurturing chicks and collecting different chicken species. You will start with an egg, Watch the chicks grow. Use the breeding house to produce new eggs. Earn coins to upgrade facilities, gradually expand your farm, and unlock more content.
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Clockwork Owl
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
Clockwork Owl is a Coin Pusher Roguelite. Use turn-based classic arcade coin-pushing physics mechanics as a means to battle forest critters, while making your way up a tree. Collect a deck of new cogs from random encounters and upgrade your owl at shops to survive this permadeath journey.
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Molluscarium
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
Relax and collect over 500 unique molluscs in this cozy idle game. Watch larvae grow into stunning adults in real-time, customize vibrant aquatic habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from garden snails to deep-sea cephalopods.
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Amphibarium
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
Relax and collect hundreds of unique frogs and salamanders in this cozy idle game. Watch tadpoles undergo metamorphosis in real-time, customize lush terrariums, and discover rare species. Let your vivarium thrive in the background while you work or study. Start your collection today!
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My Little Spider
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
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HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Exterminant.
Stay hydrated, relax, and build your dream aquarium! HydroTick reminds you to drink water at your chosen intervals, rewards you with coins, and lets you collect unique fish, rare decorations, and create a soothing aquatic world.
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Fungal Colony Simulator
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Exterminant.
You are but a humble Mushroom farmer. You feel the need to farm mushrooms.
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DOGS.IO
Single-player alternative to Exterminant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exterminant.
Can you create the biggest dog pack?