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Single-player games like Overwork Empire

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Overwork Empire, 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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    人类VS怪物(Human vs Monster) — Steam game cover

    人类VS怪物(Human vs Monster)

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

    "Human VS Monster" is a tower defense game similar to Plants vs. Zombies. You need to use humans reasonably to deal with monsters with different characteristics. There are at most five levels for each human or monster, which are-common, advanced, legend, antiquity, and creation.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endless Escalation — Steam game cover

    Endless Escalation

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

    A strategy-driven incremental where choices actually matter. Upgrade costs scale together, forcing meaningful trade-offs instead of blindly upgrading everything. Build defenses, specialize your army, and adapt to overcome ever-evolving enemy forces.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oil Island Hustle — Steam game cover

    Oil Island Hustle

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

    Your on an island because you owe your best friend 1 million dollars. To pay him back, you extract all the oil and resources in here. Buy some robots to automate your work, repair your port and unlock new trade partners and starting hustling!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Necronator: Dead Wrong — Steam game cover

    Necronator: Dead Wrong

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

    Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battle Waves: Card Tactics — Steam game cover

    Battle Waves: Card Tactics

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

    A fast-paced Card Battler with Tower Defense action! Claim victory in the Roguelite Deckbuilder campaign and Online Multiplayer. Collect all the factions to explore thousands of strategic combinations.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie3.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gargantua — Steam game cover

    Gargantua

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

    Build your spaceship, Gargantua. Establish industries, shape the free market, trade between planets, and defend your wealth. A single mistake can collapse supply chains and trigger interstellar economic crises. In Gargantua, war is money.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Life, the Universe, and Restaurants — Steam game cover

    Life, the Universe, and Restaurants

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

    Run your own restaurant in a bizarre universe! Cook for the gods; deploy robot and build automated production lines. Experiment with different builds to win over divine appetites. Earn massive profits and create the #1 restaurant in the universe! Tip: Your chef's knife isn't just for cooking…

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    End Of Legends — Steam game cover

    End Of Legends

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

    A blend of real-time strategy, auto-battler, and roguelike deck building, where you play as the Dark Lord who has lost his memory but retains his purpose to destroy his enemies. Unleash the dark memory, enjoy endless upgrades, vast battles, powerful spells, and ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →