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Single-player games like TIMBER! Idle Village Builder

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder, 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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    CivDle — Steam game cover

    CivDle

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    A relaxing idle city-builder where a single hut grows into a sprawl of millions. Build production chains, let your civilisation expand while you're away, and Ascend to push the whole world up an order of magnitude.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crownhold — Steam game cover

    Crownhold

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Noble Rulers — grow your realm and expand your castle in this short incremental game! Manage resources, discover foreign lands and build up an army to lay siege to your enemies.

    2026StrategyIndie5.94 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hearth and Hamlet — Steam game cover

    Hearth and Hamlet

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management, in-depth upgrade trees and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual7.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angel Clicker — Steam game cover

    Angel Clicker

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest...and there's an office-wide pizza party at stake! Angel Clicker is a short, relaxed incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build quirky buildings, collect divine resources, get attacked by aliens, and... Go on a date?!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sludgineers — Steam game cover

    Sludgineers

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.

    2026SimulationCasual5.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SimPocalypse — Steam game cover

    SimPocalypse

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    A civilization simulator where you manage billions of people and rebuild millions of structures. Improve your economy, research, advance, battle, and much more! Play at your own pace by controlling game speed and automate various tasks!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IDLE BOSS RUSH — Steam game cover

    IDLE BOSS RUSH

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hole Is Mine — Steam game cover

    Hole Is Mine

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AfterClerk — Steam game cover

    AfterClerk

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    In the office of the afterlife, you weigh the dead. Read each soul's ledger, hear their final plea, and seal them to Heaven or Hell. But the Director's doctrine is harsh — and the souls you judge may know your name.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation5.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Corsair Fleet: Tides of Plunder — Steam game cover

    Corsair Fleet: Tides of Plunder

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    ⚓ Start with one ship, plunder the seven seas! Corsair Fleet: Tides of Plunder blends idle progression, crew deck-building and roguelike naval combat in a cozy pixel-art pirate RPG. Send your ships on voyages — your fleet keeps sailing and loot keeps piling up even while you're away.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sole Mates: Tidy Up the Shoe Store — Steam game cover

    Sole Mates: Tidy Up the Shoe Store

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    Two thousand pairs of sneakers are scattered across the shop floor and every shelf is empty. Find each shoe's match, read its model and size, then put it where it belongs. Alone, or online with friends - 2 to 4 players. No timers, no score, no way to fail.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Armorer: Tidy Up the Armory Before Dawn — Steam game cover

    Armorer: Tidy Up the Armory Before Dawn

    Single-player alternative to TIMBER! Idle Village Builder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with TIMBER! Idle Village Builder.

    A cozy first-person sorting game. Three thousand weapons lie in a heap across a two-floor medieval armoury, and every one has exactly one right place. Learn the hall, earn the skills that reveal it, and set it all right before dawn — alone or with friends.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →