Single-player games like I Like Trains
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to I Like Trains, 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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Harvesters
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Like Trains.
A short incremental game about gathering resources on different planets. Upgrade the harvesters, unlock new buildings, and unlock new ways to gather resources! It's all about watching lil people do their thing.
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Mergeopolis
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Like Trains.
Merge matching buildings to grow a tiny island into a thriving city. Plan residential, commercial, industrial, and civic districts, reinvest their income, unlock more land, and build at your own pace in this relaxing incremental city builder.
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Project: C.E.L.L.
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Like Trains.
An arcade incremental where you run cellular simulations for a megacorp obsessed with immortality. Break glucose, build combos, and spend ATP across a massive skill tree. Experiment with different glucose types, proteins, and lipids from your retro terminal.
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Build a Cat Tower to reach the Fish
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with I Like Trains.
A short incremental game about building a Cat Tower to reach the Fish. Unlock new cats, each with their own color and special ability. Stack them higher and faster for even tastier fish.
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Protect the Pit
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with I Like Trains.
Attack with your cursor, build towers and walls to defend your pit! An incremental clicker that combines tower defense, maze building, and large upgrade trees. Earn money, upgrade your defenses, and build winding mazes to stop the hordes of the Dark Forest.
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Long Dives
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Like Trains.
Sink a mining outpost into the deep and keep it growing while you're away. Dive through ten depths, automate everything, decode the Archive, and strike covenants with the dark. A layered idle-incremental with 50 achievements, full offline progress, illustrated in pixel-art.
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Emojis vs Zombies
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Like Trains.
Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!
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Incremental Fishing
Single-player alternative to I Like Trains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with I Like Trains.
A short incremental relaxing game about fishing across diverse ocean biomes and upgrading your ship.