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Single-player games like Please Don't Shoot the Humans

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Please Don't Shoot the Humans, 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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    Chop Chop Grove — Steam game cover

    Chop Chop Grove

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Welcome to Chop Chop Grove! Chop trees. Hire lumberjacks. Spend your lumber on powerful upgrades. Discover the world across 5 unique islands. A cozy incremental game where tiny workers chop, slash, and shoot their way through forests, while you sit back and watch your pile of lumber grow.

    2026CasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shear Field — Steam game cover

    Shear Field

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    It begins with a single sheep and the satisfying snip of your first clip. Welcome to Shear Field, an incremental sheep shearing game. You are not just a shearer you are the architect of a massive woolly empire.

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Around The Core — Steam game cover

    Around The Core

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    A space-themed incremental shooter where destruction fuels growth. Annihilate asteroids, harvest wealth, and climb a massive upgrade tree.

    2026IndieCasual3.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chick Clicker — Steam game cover

    Chick Clicker

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Hatch chickens, collect rare foods, and grow your farm in this addictive incremental game. Level up your hens, buy strategic skills, and watch your farm thrive while you relax.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desktop Dice — Steam game cover

    Desktop Dice

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    A passive idle clicker that works in the corner of your screen - play actively or let it run while you do other things.

    2026IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dronerush — Steam game cover

    Dronerush

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Dronerush is an idle, incremental strategy game about discovering drone synergies and mining ore.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ocean Cleaner Idle — Steam game cover

    Ocean Cleaner Idle

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    “Ocean Cleaner Idle” is a cozy incremental clicker game where you relax while cleaning the ocean! As an Atlantean, your sacred duty is to collect the waste humans left behind and help Mother Nature to improve the ecosystem.

    2026Indie2.66 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bottle Flip Inc — Steam game cover

    Bottle Flip Inc

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    An incremental game about flipping bottles, unlocking and upgrading unique abilities, and turning simple bottle flips into increasingly satisfying moments.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Library — Steam game cover

    Little Library

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Run your own cozy village library. Recommend books to visitors based on their tastes, manage daily tasks, grow your collection, and build a thriving community around your library.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Office Survival Simulator — Steam game cover

    Office Survival Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Juggle ridiculous office tasks, avoid sanity-sapping distractions, and beat the clock before corporate burnout takes hold. It’s you vs. the workday—and the copier is winning.

    2025Simulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ashfield Hollow — Steam game cover

    Ashfield Hollow

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Build a life in the ruins. Ashfield Hollow combines deep survival, real-time combat, farming, crafting, and fishing in a post-apocalyptic world that nearly didn't make it. Ten years after the outbreak, Camp Ashfield is one of the last places left. Whether it stays that way is up to you.

    2027ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bitter Harvest — Steam game cover

    Bitter Harvest

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Cast out of your rightful farm, you’ll scrape, scheme, and rebuild your way to power in this short, satirical farming sim about ambition and payback.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Urban Ascend — Steam game cover

    Urban Ascend

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    A casual city builder where growth is constant, production chains expand, citizens thrive, and upgrades push your city toward a bustling metropolis.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fit Happens: A Clothing Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Fit Happens: A Clothing Shop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Run a clothing shop in a small town, stock outfits and accessories, set prices, decorate your space, participate in fashion shows, and grow your reputation as you turn an empty storefront into a thriving boutique.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galaxy Cadet — Steam game cover

    Galaxy Cadet

    Single-player alternative to Please Don't Shoot the Humans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Please Don't Shoot the Humans.

    Sci-fi action incremental where you land on dangerous planets, hunt alien creatures, mine rare ores, and extract what you can before supplies run out. Sell your haul, upgrade your gear, and come back stronger in a constant loop of risk, profit, and growth.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →