Single-player games like Gridmax
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Gridmax, 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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Necromancer's Workshop
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gridmax.
Necromancer’s Workshop is a fantasy tycoon game. Craft zombies, work the land. Build a cozy countryside business, worth waking the dead for.
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Cog Foo
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gridmax.
A battle-laden automation game where you have to manufacture everything from battle units down to every bullet! Engage in battles to gather survivors. Manage and feed your people. Mine, farm and Optimize production lines. Can you lead your people to victory?
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F.E.A.S.T
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gridmax.
Congratulations! You've been hired by an elite organization that cooks for gods. Farm, automate, and cook gourmet meals to appease divine beings.
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My Drug Cartel
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gridmax.
A drug plantation management game with basebuilding, strategy and combat elements. Expand your plantation, hire workers, and plan new smuggling routes. But be ready to face a heavy response by law enforcement by hiring guards, buying weapons and building defences.
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The Great Fluctus
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gridmax.
Assist your astronaut crew as they survive and start a space colony, evolving it into a unique settlement of your choice. The living voxel world, with its striking visuals, offers more than sandbox survival - trade, explore, and immerse yourself in the weirdest alien culture ever!
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Routes and Forges
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Gridmax.
A unique blend of RTS, Tycoon, and Tower Defense, where you are the architect, mayor, and commander of a growing village (and conurbation of villages). Your goals are simple: build a prosperous community, optimize production chains, and survive the horrors that emerge from the dark.
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Black Market INC.
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gridmax.
Build and manage your own criminal empire in this first-person sandbox management simulator. Produce illegal goods, automate production, hire staff, complete customer orders, expand your base, and grow your business while balancing profit and risk.
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Factory Town 2: Paradise
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gridmax.
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
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Keystone Library
Single-player alternative to Gridmax — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Gridmax.
An expandable library of RPG stories and mini-games. Enter a living library where every book is a new adventure. Solve puzzles, complete quests, battle foes, and restore the library to its former glory using a unique keyword-based interface.