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Single-player games like Studio Sim

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Studio Sim, 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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    Tear Factory — Steam game cover

    Tear Factory

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

    A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shutter Stroll — Steam game cover

    Shutter Stroll

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

    Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights. Capture stunning photos across millions of unique islands in this tranquil walking simulator.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EPONYMOUS — Steam game cover

    EPONYMOUS

    Single-player alternative to Studio Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Studio Sim.

    EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flawless Abbey — Steam game cover

    Flawless Abbey

    Single-player alternative to Studio Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Studio Sim.

    You are a dreamseeker. At least, that's what she wants you to believe. Play every role, open every door, and delve into cosmic debates with dolls that seem to know far more than they should. But remember, above all - don't break her heart.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams — Steam game cover

    Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams

    Single-player alternative to Studio Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Studio Sim.

    Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bombing!!: A Graffiti Sandbox — Steam game cover

    Bombing!!: A Graffiti Sandbox

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

    Bombing!! is a creative graffiti sandbox where every inch of the environment can be painted.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What's Your Gender? — Steam game cover

    What's Your Gender?

    Single-player alternative to Studio Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Studio Sim.

    An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.

    2021IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lucid Dreams: Polyventure — Steam game cover

    Lucid Dreams: Polyventure

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

    Lucid Dreams: Polyventure is a low poly indie game based on lucid dreaming and liminal spaces to concern about endangered species and other problems from the future society. The game mainly consists in exploring the dreamy surroundings of these psychedelic and minimalistic worlds.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →