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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Idle Deepcore
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Infinite Ruins.
Idle Deepcore is an incremental mining game where you dig ever deeper, smelt ore into ingots, upgrade your pickaxe and machines, and grow several mines in parallel to build a vast underground industry.
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Kin and Quarry
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Infinite Ruins.
An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and recruiting more kin to your cause along the way. Dig. Upgrade. Repeat.
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Starvester
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Infinite Ruins.
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
- 4
Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Infinite Ruins.
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
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Profit Sea Incremental
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Infinite Ruins.
A short incremental game about fishing, earning gold, and unlocking powerful upgrades to dominate the waters.
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Moose Miners
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Infinite Ruins.
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.
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Timber Rush
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Infinite Ruins.
Timber Rush is a fast-paced incremental roguelite where every swing explodes into upgrades, chaos, and massive numbers.
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Rock Crusher
Single-player alternative to Infinite Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Infinite Ruins.
Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.