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Single-player games like The Yield

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Yield, 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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    Teller's Duty — Steam game cover

    Teller's Duty

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    In 1980, you land a teller job at Kertasia Bank thanks to your distant uncle. But the bank follows bizarre rules set by a foolish government. Face strict policies, tough customers, and moral choices while saving for your mom’s medical bills. Your fate is in your hands.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation9.59 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TOMORROW'S DAY — Steam game cover

    TOMORROW'S DAY

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    Dallas, Texas, 1999. Congratulations, James Steel, you are now an agent of Dallas' Internal Security. The security of the United States is at risk; communism is spreading through our streets and threatening our institutions. You must stop it.

    IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Forget the Phone — Steam game cover

    Don't Forget the Phone

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Yield.

    Experience a point & click time management game that puts your multi-tasking to the test. Complete all of your tasks before sunrise, but watch out for anything that may have escaped the lab below.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Under Review — Steam game cover

    Under Review

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    Welcome to the heart of a 1980s bureaucracy. Review applicant files, cross-check records, and make heavy moral decisions. Amidst strange rumors of an unidentified illness, will you uncover the dark truth or become an accomplice to the system?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Employment Collection — Steam game cover

    The Employment Collection

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    A collection of short corpocore games. Organize exploding boxes for heartless megacorps, survive intense job interviews in other dimensions, ship game carts while dodging the publisher police, literally K.O. your co-workers, and more!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SysAdmin Odyssey - Back to the office — Steam game cover

    SysAdmin Odyssey - Back to the office

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Yield.

    The SysAdmin simulator is a sandbox in which you can try on the role of a system administrator. Every new game day you will face different tasks and problems in the office where you work.

    2026SimulationEarly Access8.30 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dystopicon — Steam game cover

    Dystopicon

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    An uncomfortable dystopian time-management game where your job is watching TV to earn money and buy services to survive after robots replace humans at work. Choose to be a good citizen or a rebel. But beware! Curiosity has a price in this dystopian life simulator.

    2026IndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Happy's Humble Burger Farm — Steam game cover

    Happy's Humble Burger Farm

    Single-player alternative to The Yield — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Yield.

    Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →