Single-player games like Shear Field
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shear Field, 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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Buerokratie Idler: Germany
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shear Field.
Process forms, stamp paperwork, and turn a tiny office into an absurd bureaucracy machine. A satirical idle/clicker game about fictional German-style administration - absolutely not official.
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Slots & Diapers
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shear Field.
Absurd incremental game where you turn even liquid assets into financial glory! Spin for jackpots and hire veteran gamblers to automate the madness. Use permanent upgrades and 'mishaps' to accelerate your progress! Simple. Messy. Addictive.
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Dirt Clicker
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shear Field.
Dirt Clicker is a charming incremental game about digging to the hidden center of the world.
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Planet No More
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Shear Field.
Planet No More is an arcade-incremental game where you build a fleet to dynamically shatter celestials. With every weapon and fleet upgrade, you'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.
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Last $50
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shear Field.
Build a drug empire with your last $50. Buy production, upgrade it, and hire workers to automate.
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Singularity Simulator: Click Is All You Need
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shear Field.
A clicker/incremental game themed around the technological singularity. Use AI to streamline AI development, build data centers and power plants, and venture into space in pursuit of even more power.
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Shard Cycle
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shear Field.
Shard Cycle is incremental prospecting game. Destroy crystals, collect drill effects, attachment and ability items. Progress through more difficult layers and trade your collected experience for game-changing trading goods.
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It's Chopping Time!
Single-player alternative to Shear Field — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shear Field.
Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!