Single-player games like The Factory
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Factory, 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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Beer Manufacture Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Factory.
Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire
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Recycling Center Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Factory.
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
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Симулятор ПВЗ
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Factory.
Станьте владельцем пункта выдачи заказов своего любого маркетплейса в этом Симуляторе ПВЗ! Разгружайте посылки, отдавайте заказы, занимайтесь менеджментом и просто зарабатывайте деньги. Сможете ли вы сделать самый успешный пункт выдачи заказов?
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Not Monday Cafe
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Factory.
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
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Crusaders Quest : Hero Town
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Factory.
Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》! A little town inside your PC! Gather heroes and rebuild the town in 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》, a desktop idle RPG that can be enjoyed even during work hours.
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Idle Colony
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Factory.
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
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Weed Shop 3
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Factory.
BUILD YOUR VIRTUAL WEED EMPIRE: Grow the hottest strains & crossbreed new ones, roll your own Blunts, sell Bongs, hire Growers, make Solventless Concentrates, handle Rival Dealers, befriend Influencers, smoke Dabs, ride a Dolphin, and More! WELCOME TO WEED SHOP 3!
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Assembly Planter
Single-player alternative to The Factory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Factory.
A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production.