Single-player games like Infinite Rails
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Infinite Rails, 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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Whistle Stop
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Infinite Rails.
Lay track one hex at a time. Haul wood, brick and smoked fish out to towns that grow hungrier the better you serve them, and stay ahead of the Providential Bank's interest. In co-op you share one company, which means you share the bankruptcy too.
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Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now you can collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! TRS22 showcases a range of high quality routes, sessions and trains to drive, plus all the scenery you need to make your own masterpiece.
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Rolling Line
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made maps, including 1000s of player-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop! Play solo and in multiplayer, both in virtual reality and on PC!
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Trainz Plus
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! And with Trainz Plus memberships, you get more content, more features and the latest Trainz has to offer!
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Factorio
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Modbox
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Modbox is a multiplayer game creation sandbox for Desktop+VR
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Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
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Railroads Online
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
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Trainz Trouble
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Just one wrong move could spell disaster! Can you keep the wheels in motion as trains speed to their various destinations?
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Train Train Train
Single-player alternative to Infinite Rails — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Infinite Rails.
Train Train Train is a game about managing train networks in various smol cute 3d worlds. Lay down tracks, upgrade intersections and don't bonk the sheep. Do not be deceived, this game can be as tough as it is cute.