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Single-player games like Circuit Artist

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Circuit Artist, 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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    Virtual Circuit Board — Steam game cover

    Virtual Circuit Board

    Single-player alternative to Circuit Artist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Circuit Artist.

    Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.

    2023Simulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mnemonimov — Steam game cover

    Mnemonimov

    Single-player alternative to Circuit Artist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Circuit Artist.

    Mnemonimov is a fantasy console where you program in ASSEMBLY like in the 80s. Build anything from games to operating systems and understand how computers work at a low level.

    2026SimulationEarly Access17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Comet 64 — Steam game cover

    Comet 64

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

    Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.

    2021IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quantum Odyssey — Steam game cover

    Quantum Odyssey

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

    Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, Quantum Odyssey is an open-ended puzzle game where you craft real quantum algorithms. Optimize 500+ challenges, hack other players, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hard Chip — Steam game cover

    Hard Chip

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

    Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.

    2024IndieSimulationEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator — Steam game cover

    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

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

    Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    while True: learn() — Steam game cover

    while True: learn()

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

    You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!

    2019IndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turing Complete — Steam game cover

    Turing Complete

    Single-player alternative to Circuit Artist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Circuit Artist.

    Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

    2021SimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →