Single-player games like Gobs & Gears
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Gobs & Gears, 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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Vena
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gobs & Gears.
An automation roguelike where every run fits in one sitting. Place hexagonal tiles to grow a production organism, roll dice in the shop to buy new ones, and pick perks that shape your build. Survive nine phases as the Nexus's hunger outpaces you, then break the economy and do it all differently.
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FluxWerks
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gobs & Gears.
Every block of this planet is real, including fluids! Dig it, flood it, process it. FluxWerks is a factory automation game on a fully destructible voxel world with physical fluid and heat simulation. Dig anywhere, automate everything, and survey a world that was supposed to be empty.
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Clogwork
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gobs & Gears.
CLOGWORK is a factory-automation game where you turn random pieces into final shapes. Build conveyor belts, glue, cut and rotate parts, wire logic signals, and send the finished shape to the hub to fulfil ever-changing orders.
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CircuitVeil
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gobs & Gears.
CircuitVeil is a Single-player / Multiplayer isometric factory game where you boot an artificial mind. Mine the substrate, build production lines, specialize as Engineer, Defender, or Prospector, and send your factory's output through the off-world transfer beam.
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the Cellarer
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gobs & Gears.
Build a medieval monastery and master deep logistics, a transport network to optimize and intricate production chains. Optimize every cart, every path and every building as your monastery prospers.
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Harvesys: Farming Factory
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gobs & Gears.
Automate everything from planting to shipping! Connect conveyors and pipes to build a flawless production line. The thrill of maximizing efficiency and watching profits explode is addictive. Unleash your ingenuity and engineer the world's ultimate farming factory!
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Cargo Protocol: Cyberpunk Trains
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gobs & Gears.
Build a logistics empire in a grim cyberpunk world: lay tracks, optimize production and delivery chains, research technologies, and expand your influence. Corporations are the new gods, and the Market decides who survives.
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Industrial Mogul
Single-player alternative to Gobs & Gears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Gobs & Gears.
Build an industrial empire across vast procedurally generated maps. Create production chains, develop cities, research technologies, build powerful brands, and compete for market dominance in a dynamic economy shaped by supply and demand.