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Single-player games like Rush for gold: California

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Rush for gold: California, 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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    Rush for gold: Alaska — Steam game cover

    Rush for gold: Alaska

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Take part in the famous "Rush for Gold" in Alaska!

    2016StrategyCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Garden Rescue: Christmas Edition — Steam game cover

    Garden Rescue: Christmas Edition

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Rescue the Christmas trees from swarms of ravenous insects.

    2015StrategyCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Garden Rescue — Steam game cover

    Garden Rescue

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Help the plants to defend the garden from being invaded by sneaky beetles.

    2015StrategyCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bejeweled® 3 — Steam game cover

    Bejeweled® 3

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Game Dev Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Game Dev Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — Steam game cover

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rush for gold: California.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plebby Quest: The Crusades — Steam game cover

    Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rush for gold: California.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overture — Steam game cover

    Overture

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Rush for gold: California.

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Odysseus: Long Way Home — Steam game cover

    Odysseus: Long Way Home

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Embark on an exciting journey and plunge yourself into the myths of Ancient Greece with Odysseus, the legendary hero of the Trojan war.

    2015AdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The chronicles of Emerland. Solitaire. — Steam game cover

    The chronicles of Emerland. Solitaire.

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Defeat the dark forces - win a battle for Emerland!

    2015Casual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tropical Fish Shop 2 — Steam game cover

    Tropical Fish Shop 2

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    A diverse gameplay combines several genres of “Match 3”, “Hidden object”, “Sim”, and various mini-games.

    2016Casual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Emerland Solitaire: Endless Journey — Steam game cover

    Emerland Solitaire: Endless Journey

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Welcome to Emerland Solitaire, the land of card magic! An incredible journey awaits you, in a beautiful world filled with dwarfs, elves, mermaids and many other amazing creatures.

    2016Free To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mahjong Magic Islands — Steam game cover

    Mahjong Magic Islands

    Single-player alternative to Rush for gold: California — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Rush for gold: California.

    Mahjong: Magic Islands features classic mahjong solitaire in a uniquely original visual format. Collecting components for magic spells adds a fun layer to the gameplay, and meeting cute magical creatures to help out gives the varied levels of the game more significant depth.

    2017Free To PlayCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →