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Single-player games like Junk Rise

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Junk Rise, 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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    Deep Crafter — Steam game cover

    Deep Crafter

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation16.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orion Blue — Steam game cover

    Orion Blue

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.

    2026SportsIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightwater — Steam game cover

    Nightwater

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

    Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FluxWerks — Steam game cover

    FluxWerks

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Build, automate, manage heat and expand in a vast, ever-expanding voxel world. Harness dynamic fluids, design sprawling factory lines, and research your way from early mining technologies to quantum computing.

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eastern Era — Steam game cover

    Eastern Era

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

    To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ascent of Ashes — Steam game cover

    Ascent of Ashes

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

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Littlewood — Steam game cover

    Littlewood

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rewind 99 — Steam game cover

    Rewind 99

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire. Expand with upgrades, side hustles, store membership, and more. Whatever it takes to survive - solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Another Hope — Steam game cover

    Another Hope

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Trapped in a doorless room, you must follow the commands given to you. This psychological horror experience will test your resolve and sanity. Can you escape, or will you remain imprisoned forever?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Morvex — Steam game cover

    Morvex

    Single-player alternative to Junk Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Morvex is a free-to-play, adrenaline-pumping zombie survival game. Battle relentless waves, earn headshot rewards, and climb the leaderboards. Survive, compete, and dominate the undead! 🧟‍♂️⚡

    ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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