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Single-player games like Refence

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Refence, 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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    Feudal Fantasy Incremental — Steam game cover

    Feudal Fantasy Incremental

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Refence.

    Feudal Fantasy is a short active incremental game in which you rebuild a town once lost to tragedy as its lord, by managing upgrades, new buildings and recruiting the wisdom of fantasy races.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation1.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pioneer Clicker — Steam game cover

    Pioneer Clicker

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Refence.

    Clicker game played at the bottom of the screen. A village chief is lost on the road after his village is destroyed by demons. The lord of the village gives him an order to open up a new frontier and cultivate the land. The village chief's hell of endless cultivation begins.

    2024StrategySimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense — Steam game cover

    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Refence.

    Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!

    2025StrategySimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click Legends — Steam game cover

    Click Legends

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Refence.

    Join your Legendary Heroes in a battle for strength in CLICK LEGENDS. A Clicker - Incremental - Management game. Battle your way through a variety of enemies by leveling up your heroes, empowering them, and finding them equipment! Click your way to victory!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clicky Coven — Steam game cover

    Clicky Coven

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Refence.

    Clicky Coven is an incremental game about building a witch coven. Assign witches to gather ingredients, brew potions, and sell them to earn gold. Spend gold to get more witches and pick from upgrades to enhance them. Use prestige upgrades to strategize on how you want your coven to become rich.

    2024SimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crown Siege — Steam game cover

    Crown Siege

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Refence.

    A short incremental tower defense game centered around growing and strengthening armies, to defend your kingdom and stop endless waves of enemies.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CyberTD — Steam game cover

    CyberTD

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Refence.

    Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    (the) Gnorp Apologue — Steam game cover

    (the) Gnorp Apologue

    Single-player alternative to Refence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Refence.

    (the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →