Single-player games like Degrowth
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Degrowth, 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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Retro Meadow
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
A pixel-art sandbox where you design infinite maps. Build your perfect world with retro designs. No simulation, no action - just cozy construction. What unique worlds will you create with cute pixels? Turn your visions into peaceful creations.
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Progress98
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
A retro incremental idle desktop companion all about making progress on the side and at your own pace.
- 3
CityZen
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
CityZen is a game about building small cities without stressful mechanics like confusing traffic systems, unexpected disasters or constraining resource management.
- 4
Defrag Incremental
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
A retro incremental where you optimize messy disks, choose the right algorithm, manage heat and wear, make a living from each job, and reboot for permanent BIOS upgrades.
- 5
爪爪改造家 PawRebuild
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
Five animal friends turn messy ruins into a cozy haven by matching identical items. It features 10 scenes with 5 renovation stages for each, adopts a distinctive cardboard art style, has no time limits or penalty mechanics, and allows you to unlock all achievements effortlessly.
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Dwarf Eats Mountain
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
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The Van Game
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Degrowth.
The Van Game is a retro styled epic road-trip around the USA. Manage your crew, maintain your van, and discover over a dozen national parks.
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WorldShaper Idle
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
Relax and build your own world! Discover new tiles by experimenting with tile placement. Use their bonuses to optimize your production, or just sit back and become ever more powerful! What will your worlds look like?
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Stella Pastoris
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
Shepherd the last remnants of the Malthusian monks marooned on Proxima Centauri B. As a mechanical saint, will you delve into forbidden means to save your people or allow them to go quietly into the night? Set up production chains to spend limited resources to save as many as you can.
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Xenocide
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Preserve the hierarchy of humanity's distant mechanical children by cleansing the galaxy in this transhumanist turn-based tactical tale. Capture factories from unworthy machines and claim the holy words to access the tomb of the Man the All-Maker.
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Unearth
Single-player alternative to Degrowth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Degrowth.
Dig for the bones of your creators in this mashup of Bomberman, Digdug, and Lemmings.