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Single-player games like Cult Clicker

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cult Clicker, 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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    Air Traffic Control — Steam game cover

    Air Traffic Control

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Guide airplanes and helicopters safely to landing zones. A neat little game that you can pour 2-3 hours into. 20 aviation cities.

    2025StrategySimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Very Simple Idle Game — Steam game cover

    A Very Simple Idle Game

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cult Clicker.

    Idle game with a twist: reward grows while you wait and resets with each purchase. 6 upgrades, 3 currencies, prestige and super upgrades. Simple but deep.

    2026IndieSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Penguin Capitalism Simulator — Steam game cover

    Penguin Capitalism Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cult Clicker.

    Games are too stressful ... so I made one that literally plays itself

    2026IndieSimulationCasual6.15 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Too Much Baggage — Steam game cover

    Too Much Baggage

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Ever wonder where your bags go after check-in? In Too Much Baggage, keeping the airport moving is your problem. Build and expand a network of belts, route bags through security, and adapt as your airport grows. How long can you keep the world’s baggage flowing?

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Fablewood Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Fablewood Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Civilization, automated. Build a nation of moveable regions that runs while you work, then come back and see who took the crown while you were gone.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Death Standing — Steam game cover

    Death Standing

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cult Clicker.

    Death Standing is the first of its kind 'Stand' type of game, where the player has to do nothing but hold still for a set amount of time.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.55 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    The Ocean is not Water — Steam game cover

    The Ocean is not Water

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cult Clicker.

    An eldritch incremental game where you are an ancient shark devouring fish, reality, and the concept of depth itself. Hunt with sonar, collect bioluminescent jellyfish, command a brood, dream the dreams of dead gods, and descend through layers of cosmic progression. The ocean is not water.

    2026Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rejected Draft — Steam game cover

    Rejected Draft

    Single-player alternative to Cult Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cult Clicker.

    You are a flawed doodle thrown in the trash. Battle rival sketches in an idle climb for revenge. Every enemy is drawn by community artists, with alternate versions and direct credits. In an unusual twist on builds, choose which enemies appear in your world, then defeat them to absorb their powers.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →