Single-player games like Incremental RTS
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Incremental RTS, 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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Rejected Draft
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
You are a flawed doodle thrown in the trash. Battle rival sketches in an idle climb for revenge. Every enemy is drawn by community artists, with alternate versions and direct credits. In an unusual twist on builds, choose which enemies appear in your world, then defeat them to absorb their powers.
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Idle Golf
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Incremental RTS.
Idle Golf is a laid-back idle game where you upgrade your golfer, unlock powerful balls, and watch the money roll in as shots fly automatically down the range. Retire your runs to earn medals, unlock new gear, and push your earnings further with each swing.
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Knightfall Idle
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
Developed by Gibber, Knightfall Idle is a free to play, infinite-progression idle game. Master a living economy through a player-driven Auction House while gathering resources, fighting enemies, farming, trading, and managing your kingdom.
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Buttons Up! 2
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
The Gnomes are back! Buttons Up! is a incremental button collecting game where you hoard Buttons and keep them safe from stealing intruders. Get those Buttons Up by buying and crafting buildings. Unlock new skills from the tech tree and automate your income!
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Cannon Clicker
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
Build your army from nothing to military supremacy! Cannon Clicker blends addictive idle clicker action with real strategy in a WWII setting. Expand your skill tree, juggle three currencies, and command infantry, tanks and aircraft. Crush the enemy base and dominate every battlefield!
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Streamlands: Defense
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
A low-poly Tower Defense game inspired by World War I and II, in an original universe.
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Glowbot Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Incremental RTS.
Competitive endless sci-fi tower defense game with global leaderboards where you strategically place and upgrade Glowbots to stop waves of enemies across vibrant space maps.
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Inn Over Your Head
Single-player alternative to Incremental RTS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Incremental RTS.
An incremental game where you run a tavern with a deadly secret beneath it. Serve ale, expand your tavern, dig deeper into the dungeon below, and lure adventurers to their doom with irresistible treasure. Then harvest their souls to do it all over again. Ready to get Inn Over Your Head?