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Single-player games like Scrap Protocol

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Scrap Protocol, 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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    The Frog Prince: Unfrogged — Steam game cover

    The Frog Prince: Unfrogged

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Once a prince, but turned into a frog by the witch. Lash your tongue to collect insects, feed the witch’s cauldron, and turn catches into magical essence. Upgrade your skills, survive nasty bugs to restore your prince status in this cozy incremental clicker.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bills Must Be Paid — Steam game cover

    Bills Must Be Paid

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All You Can FISH! — Steam game cover

    All You Can FISH!

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    A cute and cozy incremental fishing adventure! Set sail as Luka the dog, reel in every fish in the sea, and grow a skill tree as deep as the ocean - one cast at a time on the road to becoming the best Fisherdog alive.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click Click Chicken — Steam game cover

    Click Click Chicken

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    A short incremental game about catching chickens, pigs, cows and sheep.

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hearth and Hamlet — Steam game cover

    Hearth and Hamlet

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management, in-depth upgrade trees and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual7.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sludgineers — Steam game cover

    Sludgineers

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.

    2026SimulationCasual5.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hole Is Mine — Steam game cover

    Hole Is Mine

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Garbage Growth — Steam game cover

    Garbage Growth

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Garbage Growth is a short incremental trash game about collecting people's trash, bananas and even babies, to make money and pollute the world even more. Hire rats, grow your pollution, and make everything worse!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Umigame — Steam game cover

    Umigame

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Embody a water spirit and fight through a corrupted world in this action co-op roguelite for 1-2 players. Take on hordes of enemies and terrifying bosses, summon Guardians, and become stronger with every run.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DO NOT FEED THE VIRUS - Incremental — Steam game cover

    DO NOT FEED THE VIRUS - Incremental

    Single-player alternative to Scrap Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Scrap Protocol.

    Grow your organism, gather biomass, and expand your colony. A casual, short mouse-driven incremental game focused on growth and progression.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.29 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →