Single-player games like Planet Coaster
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Planet Coaster, 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 Zoo
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
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Planet Coaster 2
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Platinum
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum combines the excitement of rollercoasters with the fun of a great strategy simulation. RCT3 Platinum combines the roller coaster theme park fun of the Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with included expansion packs Soaked! and Wild! Now enjoy more options than ever.
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Planet Zoo 2
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Build a wilder world in Planet Zoo 2. Create distinctive zoos around the globe filled with awe-inspiring animals, including fully aquatic and flying species, before taking your experience beyond the zoo to release your animals into expansive Wildlife Reserves.
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Cities: Skylines
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
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ZooKeeper
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Coaster.
Become a Zoo Keeper, manage and build the zoo of your childhood dreams! Take care of the animals and create ideal conditions for them. Grow your zoo, add extraordinary species and prepare amazing attractions for visitors.
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Two Point Campus
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
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Jurassic World Evolution
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Create incredible parks in the original rollercoaster sim from Chris Sawyer.
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Tropico 6
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
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Theme Park Simulator: Rollercoaster Paradise
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Theme Park Simulator is a physics simulation game in which you experience a wide array of different attractions. Ranging from rollercoasters to bumper cars, there’s a ride for everyone in Theme Park Simulator!
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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Planet Coaster.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
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Jurassic World Evolution 2
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
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Jurassic World Evolution 3
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
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F1® Manager 2022
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Make your mark on Formula 1® in the officially licensed F1® Manager 2022. Be the boss of your chosen constructor and pick from a roster of 2022 drivers and staff.
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F1® Manager 2024
Single-player alternative to Planet Coaster — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Planet Coaster.
Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 2024. A new Formula 1® season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date. Build a legacy with one of 10 official F1® constructors or create your own team for the very first time.