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Single-player games like Factory Time

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Factory Time, 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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    Loopbound — Steam game cover

    Loopbound

    Single-player alternative to Factory Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Factory Time.

    A narrative incremental game where you're trapped in a time loop: survive, level up skills, and automate tasks across multiple worlds.

    2026IndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Inc. — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Inc.

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

    A minimalist factory / city builder. Design your workflow by harvesting resources, building equipment, outfitting your adventurers, and sending them on dangerous missions. Recover lost territory and unravel the plot that threatens to destroy your kingdom!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Web — Steam game cover

    Dark Web

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

    Start a cartel from your basement in this dark web incremental sim. Grow weed, sell exotic tigers, hire hitmen, and scam sweet, innocent old ladies. Trade meme coins, gamble crypto on blackjack, outsmart the Feds, sell stolen data, and blackmail grannies to bake weed brownies for your empire!

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    The First Million — Steam game cover

    The First Million

    Single-player alternative to Factory Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Factory Time.

    An idle deckbuilder where you constantly unlock new cards and upgrades and discover one game-breaking strategy after another to make THE FIRST MILLION — and then many more!

    2026StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Entropy Archive — Steam game cover

    Entropy Archive

    Single-player alternative to Factory Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Time.

    Uncover a collapsing machine of endless growth, hidden systems, and recursive resets. Generate energy, unlock expansions, recover corrupted records, and descend deeper into the Archive.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sphere TD — Steam game cover

    Sphere TD

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

    Spheres are invading Earth-25. Build your towers and mod your projectiles — split it, add it, bounce it, chain it, multiply it! A true 1 tower = 1,000,000+ builds. Min-max tower, craft mods, pick ModCards, fly drones, mine ores, idle and enjoy the music, the choice is yours.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    System Ascension: Idle Core — Steam game cover

    System Ascension: Idle Core

    Single-player alternative to Factory Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factory Time.

    Take control of The System. Master multiple interlocking power sources to build a singular, planetary engine in this narrative idle game. Features a fully voiced story, minimalist UI, and cross-platform play. The old world must fall for The System to rise.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slots & Diapers — Steam game cover

    Slots & Diapers

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

    Absurd incremental game where you turn even liquid assets into financial glory! Spin for jackpots and hire veteran gamblers to automate the madness. Use permanent upgrades and 'mishaps' to accelerate your progress! Simple. Messy. Addictive.

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