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Single-player games like Carpet Cleaning Simulator

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Carpet Cleaning Simulator, 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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    Last $50 — Steam game cover

    Last $50

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Build a drug empire with your last $50. Buy production, upgrade it, and hire workers to automate.

    2026IndieSimulation4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click-A-Duck — Steam game cover

    Click-A-Duck

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Turn a small duck pond into a chaotic, self-growing duck empire. Click, upgrade, and automate your way to explosive, unstoppable growth.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual2.09 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return to Planet Zoveka — Steam game cover

    Return to Planet Zoveka

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Return to Planet Zoveka is an incremental, physics-driven space-mining and resource-management game. Herd and merge cosmic dust, upgrade a family mining ship, build automation in space, and turn your growing operation into visible healing for a damaged homeworld.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hamstr Protocol — Steam game cover

    Hamstr Protocol

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    From a single hamster wheel to a full bio-mining operation — set up rigs, manage heat, feed your runners, and turn HAM into real in-game profit. Expand your setup, optimize your operation, and never let the hardware overheat.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Big Market Simulator — Steam game cover

    Big Market Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Build and manage a massive supermarket. Order products, stock shelves, serve customers, and expand your business into the ultimate shopping destination.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Docked — Steam game cover

    Docked

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Return home to Port Wake and rebuild your family business. Docked is a realistic, task-driven simulator where you operate heavy machinery, restore and develop the port's infrastructure, and manage day-to-day operations to help your port expand and thrive.

    2026Simulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beer Manufacture Simulator — Steam game cover

    Beer Manufacture Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Brew your own beer from scratch! Take on the role of a brewmaster, learn brewing techniques, create unique recipes, and grow your craft brewery into a full-scale factory. Expand your brewery from mashing and fermenting to bottling and selling - every decision shapes your beer empire

    2026IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Milling machine simulator — Steam game cover

    Milling machine simulator

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    Milling machine simulator will inspire novices and experts alike. Realistic physics and movements allow you to familiarize yourself with the machine in a 3D workshop setting. Enjoy playing around, learning and prototyping in Free milling mode. Or challenge yourself in Career mode.

    2022ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Look or Die — Steam game cover

    Look or Die

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    What happened at this school back then? A mystery horror story unfolds in an abandoned school.

    2024Indie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BUTTON PRISON — Steam game cover

    BUTTON PRISON

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?

    2025Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CICADA — Steam game cover

    CICADA

    Single-player alternative to Carpet Cleaning Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Carpet Cleaning Simulator.

    This game is a roguelite simulation action title, where you play as a single cicada striving to survive the summer in the Japanese countryside.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →