Single-player games like MMO98
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to MMO98, 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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Military Incremental Complex
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
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FACEMINER
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
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Scritchy Scratchy
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with MMO98.
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
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OIL.EXE
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.
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Execute
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Kill everyone in the world with a guillotine… on a cursed Win98 desktop.
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Balkan Bloodbath
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Become the next great dictator to forge a new Balkan Empire. Navigate the intense world of international trade and the stock market, use cunning espionage tactics to disrupt opponents, and overthrow and conquer your enemies. Strategy and secrecy are your keys to success in the Balkans.
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Billionaire in the Greedy America
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
America, 1850. Fortunes are made and destroyed in a single day. Will you be the predator — or the prey? Trade stocks, crush rivals, seize companies, and claw your way to the top in the most ruthless financial arena of the century.
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Train Metropolis
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
Train Themed Idle Clicker. Build and manage your railway company, helping the city expand and thrive.
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
- 10
MMORPG Tycoon 2
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
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Cookie Clicker
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with MMO98.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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Unicycle Pizza Time!
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Uh oh, seems like your delivery bike got stolen, but the pizzas need to keep being delivered!
- 13
Forge Industry
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MMO98.
Forge your destiny as a blacksmith! Automate your workshops, optimize your supply chain, research new materials, craft legendary weapons, and cast your place in the world.
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Overtime Anomaly
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
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My Virtual Friend
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with MMO98.
Feeling lonely? Not anymore with My Virtual Friend, a desktop pet/idler where different characters can keep you company. Take care of them, buy them new outfits, play games with them, or just let them sit back and follow along with whatever you're doing.
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Kyoto Anomaly
Single-player alternative to MMO98 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with MMO98.
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.