Single-player games like Starvedge
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Starvedge, 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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Rites & Receipts
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starvedge.
Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.
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Ministry of Order
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
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Tax It Easy
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
Uncover shady expenses as a full-time Tax Scrutinizer! Check tax files, spot suspicious invoices, and decide: approve, reject, or pocket a bribe in this satirical inspector sim. Upgrade your office, build connections with big companies, make the most money for the government... or for yourself!
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Beholder 2
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!
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Civil Purgatory
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.
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Human Resources
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Starvedge.
You work in Human Resources. In this dystopian document thriller, use your terminal to scrutinize records and expose human-like AI. Spot contradictions to detect the impostors. Efficiency is mandatory. Failure is unforgivable.
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Beholder
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
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Beholder: Conductor
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starvedge.
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!