Single-player games like Mashina
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Mashina, 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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Illuminaria
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
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RAILGRADE
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mashina.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
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GeoDepths
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Mashina.
Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.
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Hammerting
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
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Prospector
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
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Chipmatic
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Chipmatic is an incremental factory building game where you control a mining robot on a mission to reach Earth’s core. Explore underground, find buried blueprints, research technologies and upgrade yourself to create the best (and only) factory on Earth!
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Starground
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!
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Nova Lands
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mashina.
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
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Super Motherload
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mashina.
Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.
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Judero
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mashina.
A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.
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ABIDE
Single-player alternative to Mashina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mashina.
ABIDE is a psychological first person horror game using prosthetic gore effects, stop motion and dolls scanned into 3D models. A peaceful retreat where people go to get better. A place for people to air their demons.