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Single-player games like Infinite Ruins

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Infinite Ruins, 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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    Planet No More — Steam game cover

    Planet No More

    Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Infinite Ruins.

    An arcade-incremental game where you DESTROY planets! Build a fleet, upgrade weapons, max out your skill tree and destroy your target slowly. You'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HordeFall — Steam game cover

    HordeFall

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

    A bulletheaven x incremental game that runs as a desktop companion in the corner of your screen! While you work, your hero automatically fights thousands of enemies. Unlock upgrades and manage your economy, attributes, and spells. Your screen is your battlefield - minimal space, maximum progress!

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diggin — Steam game cover

    Diggin

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

    Drill into the depths of a meteor crater in this incremental adventure. Mine ores, unlock upgrades and find the cosmic treasure that lies below! Can you uncover what happened to the Moles that came before you?

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oil Island Hustle — Steam game cover

    Oil Island Hustle

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

    Your on an island because you owe your best friend 1 million dollars. To pay him back, you extract all the oil and resources in here. Buy some robots to automate your work, repair your port and unlock new trade partners and starting hustling!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pull the Lever — Steam game cover

    Pull the Lever

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

    Pull the lever, send a tiny train hauling cargo. Click storms and breakdowns mid-run to protect the take. Chase jackpots, hire staff to automate the dull runs, and grow a living model railroad. You won't know the payout until it arrives.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mining and Dwarves — Steam game cover

    Mining and Dwarves

    Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Infinite Ruins.

    An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Side Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Side Shop Simulator

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

    A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IT Outage Desk — Steam game cover

    IT Outage Desk

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

    Start as a help desk technician and build your way to the top. Resolve tickets, hire staff, automate your department, and survive the increasingly absurd chaos of corporate IT in this humorous incremental clicker.

    2026SimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →