Single-player games like Mad Games Tycoon
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Mad Games Tycoon, 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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Mad Games Tycoon 2
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
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Megastore Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Megastore Simulator is a first-person management & tycoon game. Start small and grow into a massive two-floor megastore with forklifts, pallet jacks, and staff. Unlock and manage departments like Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, Sports, Music, Toys, Grocery, Seafood, and Vending Machines
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Software Inc.
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
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Gym Manager
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
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King of Retail
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!
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Bank Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
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Blockbuster Inc.
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mad Games Tycoon.
Ever dreamed of making your own movies? Build up your own movie studio, scout for upcoming stars, and produce cutting-edge films and TV shows. Try to stay ahead of your competition throughout the history of cinematography.
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The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?
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Showrunner
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Create and run your own TV show! An isometric management game where you craft scripts, populate your world with characters and cast actors to play them. Hire and manage staff, develop your studio and gain a dedicated following.
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Hollywood Mogul 4
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Own the studio. Run the studio. Make the movies. Play Hollywood Mogul 4 and run your own Hollywood movie studio in a complex, immersive, business strategy simulation that is TEXT-BASED with NO GRAPHICS and MINIMAL SOUND.
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Casino Resort Tower
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
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News Tower
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mad Games Tycoon.
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
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Factorio
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
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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Mad Television Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
In Mad Television Tycoon, you take control of a TV station. Accept the challenge and lead your network to success. Your task is to create a diverse schedule, maximize advertising revenue, and outshine the competition.
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Mad Tower Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Mad Games Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Games Tycoon.
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.