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Single-player games like Emergency Buddies

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Emergency Buddies, 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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    Nine Lives Hospital — Steam game cover

    Nine Lives Hospital

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Emergency Buddies.

    You are clumsy cat doctors in a chaotic co-op hospital - a vet clinic in reverse, where the patients are human. Grab and haul ragdoll patients, X-ray, transplant and stitch against the clock, drive the claw-machine bed. For 1-4 online. Your patients don't have nine lives. meow!

    2027ActionSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Hospital Hustle — Steam game cover

    Hospital Hustle

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emergency Buddies.

    A chaotic co-op hospital comedy for 1-4 players. Run an overwhelmed hospital with your friends, diagnose ridiculous patients, juggle emergencies, and keep the whole place from falling apart. Between shifts, upgrade your hospital, unlock new rooms and equipment, and prepare for even bigger chaos.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Angry Cleaner VR — Steam game cover

    Angry Cleaner VR

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emergency Buddies.

    The night shift has gone wrong. In Angry Cleaner VR, you’re the janitor in an office full of secrets. Move quietly, take them down one by one, and leave no one behind.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    No Road To PEAK: Together — Steam game cover

    No Road To PEAK: Together

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emergency Buddies.

    Push your out of gas vehicle with friends through challenging obstacles to reach your destination! Physics based cooperative car pushing game - One mistake can end it all!

    2025ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Track Day: From Street to Circuit — Steam game cover

    Track Day: From Street to Circuit

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Emergency Buddies.

    Track Day is a realistic racing game built around a deep career. Buy a used car, turn it into a track machine part by part, compete in grassroots events, earn your licenses, and work your way into professional motorsport.

    SportsIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Military Logistics Simulator — Steam game cover

    Military Logistics Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emergency Buddies.

    Drive real military vehicles, deliver critical cargo, and master first-person logistics solo or with friends. Help survivors, provide infrastructure, and rebuild a war-torn region!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation16.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Motor Racing — Steam game cover

    Project Motor Racing

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Emergency Buddies.

    All the passion, beauty & intensity of pro motorsport merging the most iconic cars & circuits with a new benchmark in handling performance.

    2025SimulationRacing39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Madden NFL 22 — Steam game cover

    Madden NFL 22

    Single-player alternative to Emergency Buddies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Emergency Buddies.

    Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. All-new features in Franchise include staff management, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy. Share avatar progress and player class between Face of The Franchise and The Yard with unified progression.

    2021SportsStrategySimulationDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →