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Single-player games like What the Buck?!

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to What the Buck?!, 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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    Planet No More — Steam game cover

    Planet No More

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with What the Buck?!.

    An arcade-incremental game where you DESTROY planets! Build a fleet, upgrade weapons, max out your skill tree and destroy your target slowly. You'll advance deep into the galaxy, strategically shattering planets to their cores to unlock the next celestial.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OurClicker — Steam game cover

    OurClicker

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with What the Buck?!.

    From the creators of OurLife and OurCoven, OurClicker is a brand new clicker game that puts you in charge of an up-and-coming Game Development Studio where all you do is... CLICK!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Decrypting Life — Steam game cover

    Decrypting Life

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with What the Buck?!.

    Decrypting Life is a short, nostalgic incremental game where you restore corrupted files to uncover a story from the 2000s

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Working Class Monsters — Steam game cover

    Working Class Monsters

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with What the Buck?!.

    Open packs. Collect monsters. Watch the gold pile up. A cozy incremental about a monster workforce - place goblins, undead, and abyssal horrors across tiles where the right neighbors mean bigger payouts. Grow your sleepy island into a gold printing empire and unlock hidden islands to settle on.

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slots & Diapers — Steam game cover

    Slots & Diapers

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with What the Buck?!.

    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.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mobsteria: Rise — Steam game cover

    Mobsteria: Rise

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with What the Buck?!.

    Start with empty pockets and a pickpocket's nerve. Build a criminal empire one racket at a time in this atmospheric pixel-art idle game. Train your skills, run your crew, manage the heat - and when the law closes in, burn it all down and rise again, stronger.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orb Breaker — Steam game cover

    Orb Breaker

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with What the Buck?!.

    An incremental bullet hell about shooting orbs at enemies, collecting resources, and becoming powerful!

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Protect the Pit — Steam game cover

    Protect the Pit

    Single-player alternative to What the Buck?! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with What the Buck?!.

    A short incremental clicker game that blends the strategy of tower defense with the depth of sprawling upgrade trees. Build your own winding mazes to repel the oncoming hordes!

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →