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Single-player games like Welderman Shop Sim

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Welderman Shop Sim, 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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    Sweatshop Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Sweatshop Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    A dark first-person management sim where profit has consequences. Grow from basement to factory, place machines, assign workers, and choose kindness or cruelty. Keep workers from escaping or reporting you, and prevent your Social Credit from affecting business.

    StrategySimulationEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Recycling Center Simulator — Steam game cover

    Recycling Center Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Service Area Simulator: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Service Area Simulator: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Start your journey from a small roadside stop and grow it into a massive rest area. Stock shelves, sell fuel, run a restaurant and motel, and keep everything clean and efficient. With the right management, turn a tiny business into a bustling service hub everyone wants to visit!

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Console Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Console Shop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Become the owner of a game store! Organize shelves, repair CDs, negotiate profits, promote your store via live stream, and increase customer satisfaction.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Casino Resort Tower — Steam game cover

    Casino Resort Tower

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.

    2023StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Supermarket — Steam game cover

    My Supermarket

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Big Ambitions — Steam game cover

    Big Ambitions

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

    2023IndieSimulationEarly Access22.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pub Sim — Steam game cover

    Pub Sim

    Single-player alternative to Welderman Shop Sim — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Welderman Shop Sim.

    You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →