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Single-player games like Burnt Out

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Burnt Out, 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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    ANTHEM#9 — Steam game cover

    ANTHEM#9

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Burnt Out.

    Combine gems to form combos! In the Strategic Gem Match roguelite "Anthem#9", you’ll fight thrilling and puzzle-like combo battles. Assume the role of an agent of the secret organization known as Anthem#9 and confront powerful foes! Strategic deck construction is the key to unleashing lots of combos

    2026StrategyIndie10.34 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dogma Shutdown — Steam game cover

    Dogma Shutdown

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Burnt Out.

    A satirical roguelike deckbuilder where suffering fuels power, sin becomes currency, and faith is performative spectacle.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Maze — Steam game cover

    Rogue Maze

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Burnt Out.

    Tower defense is reinvented in this maze-defense roguelike! Design devious labyrinths fit to exhaust the unfortunate souls that enter by using special tiles that act as both your "towers" and pathway. Deploy gadgets, distractions, and tools to stay a step ahead!

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unlucky Day — Steam game cover

    Unlucky Day

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A clicker game about surviving a day that hates you. Starting with terrible odds, can Mika make it through ten disasters in a row and meet her friend at the bar?

    2026CasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Business 98 — Steam game cover

    Business 98

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Burnt Out.

    A retro Cashier Simulator set in the year 1998. Complete payments using cool combos, tons of special cards, and  fun strategies. Can you last until the end of the year?

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bingo Betty — Steam game cover

    Bingo Betty

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Burnt Out.

    This ain't your average grandma's bingo! Break betty out of her Bingo Hell by scoring bingos and creating chains! Draw special balls, fill your card with flair, and watch it go off spectacularly! Battle your friends and rise through the ranks in Bingo Brawl, the world's first Competitive Bingo TCG!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SpreadCheat — Steam game cover

    SpreadCheat

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Burnt Out.

    SpreadCheat is a puzzle game that fuses intricate spreadsheet challenges with a comedic, 90s financial vibe in a retro Windows 3.11 setting. The Player takes on the role of the new office prodigy, solving absurd tasks and manipulating spreadsheet cells to hit specific targets using clever formulas.

    2025StrategyAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Exit Liquidity: Wall Street Trading Sim — Steam game cover

    Exit Liquidity: Wall Street Trading Sim

    Single-player alternative to Burnt Out — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Burnt Out.

    You have a few dollars and a hunger for more. Navigate decades of economic booms, tech revolutions, and devastating crashes in this deep turn-based simulation. Will you build a legacy through meticulous analysis, or seize power through hostile takeovers and political shadow-play?

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →