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Single-player games like Tickets, Please!

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Tickets, Please!, 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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    Car Wash Simulator — Steam game cover

    Car Wash Simulator

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

    Build a local car wash into a massive detailing empire! Master advanced cleaning techniques with vibrant active foams, beat the clock for extra tips, and buy or lease new properties. Play it clean or risk everything with high-paying shady deals and secret backroom plantations.

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Service Area Simulator — Steam game cover

    Service Area Simulator

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

    Start your journey from a small roadside stop and grow it into a massive rest area. Stock shelves, sell fuel, run a restaurant and motel, and keep everything clean and efficient. With the right management, turn a tiny business into a bustling service hub everyone wants to visit!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Biztopia — Steam game cover

    Biztopia

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

    Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gaming Cafe Simulator — Steam game cover

    Gaming Cafe Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Tickets, Please! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Tickets, Please!.

    Revive a closed-down gaming café and build it into the ultimate gaming hub! Manage rentals, sell gaming merch, and expand with PCs, consoles, and an in-house café to prepare and sell fresh food. Attract customers with unique gaming sections. Can you turn your dream café into a bustling success?

    2025Simulation9.09 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Café Manager Simulator — Steam game cover

    My Café Manager Simulator

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

    Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual6.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Food Processing Simulator — Steam game cover

    Food Processing Simulator

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

    Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.

    2025IndieSimulationEarly Access12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gun Factory Simulator — Steam game cover

    Gun Factory Simulator

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

    Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Train Sim World® 2 — Steam game cover

    Train Sim World® 2

    Single-player alternative to Tickets, Please! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Tickets, Please!.

    The evolution of train simulation! Master iconic locomotives on high-speed services, long freight hauls or precise commuter traffic, and get creative with customisation tools in this advanced sequel. Climb into the cab in Train Sim World 2.

    2020Simulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Ores Inc. — Steam game cover

    Star Ores Inc.

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

    Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cash is King! — Steam game cover

    Cash is King!

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

    Welcome to a place where the sun is guaranteed and money is basically part of the beachwear. In this cozy first-person simulation, you start out at Miami Beach, sell, invest, optimize, and make the cash register ring – because in the end, only one thing counts: Cash is King.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →