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Single-player games like Pull the Lever

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Pull the Lever, 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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    It's Chopping Time! — Steam game cover

    It's Chopping Time!

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.97 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Side Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Side Shop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Casino Empire — Steam game cover

    Idle Casino Empire

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    An idle casino tycoon where you build the floor, then rig it. Turn casino psychology into upgrades. Play blackjack, roulette, and slots in Owner Mode. Use the Owner's Edge to cheat: nudge reels, peek at hidden cards, read marked cards. Eight venues, a prestige loop. The house is you.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flower Tower — Steam game cover

    Flower Tower

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Pull the Lever.

    A short, relaxing incremental game about growing flowers, where your garden quietly thrives and blooms on its own.

    2026SimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Popcorn Idle — Steam game cover

    Popcorn Idle

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    Popcorn Idle is a cozy idle automation game about the simple joy of popping corn. Earn money, buy upgrades, automate and turn up the heat to boost production. Grow bigger numbers, unlock flavors and combine effects. Fill the whole machine with colorful, tasty popcorn, one crunchy pop at a time.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OurClicker — Steam game cover

    OurClicker

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    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!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.05 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Market Chain 98 — Steam game cover

    Market Chain 98

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    Build your Market Chain in this retro incremental game set inside a nostalgic 90s operating system. Start with a small shop, manage bank loans, expand your logistics hubs, and unlock global upgrades through your Portfolio. Fill your desktop with windows and dominate the market!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Galacto — Steam game cover

    Galacto

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    A cozy idle game that lives at the bottom of your  screen. Run a space gas station, refuel ships, hire bots,  chain combo for fat payouts, and rebuild an outpost into  the busiest stop in the galaxy!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Graveline — Steam game cover

    Graveline

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Pull the Lever.

    A first-person survival horror operation sim. Drive a steam locomotive through one night. Feed the boiler, read signals, and hold the deadman's lever while something advances car by car. Kill the light to hide and lose your gauges. Make noise to survive and it hears you. One life.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightfreight — Steam game cover

    Nightfreight

    Single-player alternative to Pull the Lever — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pull the Lever.

    A single-player roguelite auto-battler. Draft vat-grown mutants, pay for power in flesh, arrange your squad on a train-car grid, then hit DEPART. Fights resolve automatically. Every upgrade corrupts its host. Build the synergy that breaks the run.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →