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.
Inspect the parents’ medical record and match the newborn who can only be theirs — that is the day’s work in this 1920s dystopian puzzle. A fire burned the birth records, and the Ministry put you in charge of giving the children back. Your choice goes into the report.
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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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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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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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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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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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CENSOR
Single-player alternative to Starvedge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starvedge.
A sci-fi interrogation game. No more than ten people in the galaxy can do your job. The person across the table is already convicted. Find out why they did it, then decide what the truth will cost them.