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Single-player games like A Thousand Cloys

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to A Thousand Cloys, 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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    Get to Work, Gnomes! Christmas Factory — Steam game cover

    Get to Work, Gnomes! Christmas Factory

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    Run a chaotic Christmas gift factory with mischievous gnomes! Get to Work, Gnomes! Christmas Factory is a short management game where you prepare gifts for children before Christmas. Package gifts, build production lines, manage gnomes, and assign tasks to turn a workshop into an efficient factory.

    2026IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — Steam game cover

    TIMBER! Idle Village Builder

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    Swing your axe, drop the trees, and watch a village rise from the stumps. Assign villagers to nine trades, unlock a 54-node talent tree, and carry your settlement through five ages — from a primitive camp to a medieval kingdom with a crown of its own.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Miseria — Steam game cover

    Miseria

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sludgineers — Steam game cover

    Sludgineers

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with A Thousand Cloys.

    Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.

    2026SimulationCasual5.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Chapel — Steam game cover

    Idle Chapel

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with A Thousand Cloys.

    A dark-fantasy incremental game about confronting a rising cult. Seek out worshipers who turned to darker gods and smite them back to the light. Harness their devotion to grow stronger and purge the land of evil - one click at a time.

    2026Casual4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angel Clicker — Steam game cover

    Angel Clicker

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest...and there's an office-wide pizza party at stake! Angel Clicker is a short, relaxed incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build quirky buildings, collect divine resources, get attacked by aliens, and... Go on a date?!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Hole Fishing — Steam game cover

    Black Hole Fishing

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Factory Town Idle — Steam game cover

    Factory Town Idle

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with A Thousand Cloys.

    An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Onde — Steam game cover

    Onde

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with A Thousand Cloys.

    Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Catalyst — Steam game cover

    The Last Catalyst

    Single-player alternative to A Thousand Cloys — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Thousand Cloys.

    Delve into this real-time roguelike deckbuilder mixed with an auto-battler. Find powerful synergies, improve your spells, collect artifacts and skills, and climb your way through swarms of enemies until you face the final boss! /!\ All visuals and sounds are temporary /!\

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →