Single-player games like Empire TV Tycoon
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Empire TV Tycoon, 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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Youtubers Life
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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Weedcraft Inc
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Weedcraft Inc explores the business of producing, breeding and selling weed in America, delving deep into the financial, political and cultural aspects of the country's complex relationship with this troublesome and promising plant.
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Game Corp DX
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Empire TV Tycoon.
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
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Mad Games Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
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Chroma Squad
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Tactical RPG about 5 stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, upgrade your studio, craft Mechas of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, control your cast of 5 colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in turn-based battles.
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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!
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Arcade Tycoon ™ : Simulation Game
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Build stunning Arcade Centre’s, purchase a range of arcades machines, manage troublesome staff in this colourful and humorous simulation management game. Inspired by Two Point Hospital, Let's Build A Zoo and Megaquarium.
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Across the Obelisk
Single-player alternative to Empire TV Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Empire TV Tycoon.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!