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Single-player games like CEO.exe

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CEO.exe, 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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    Garbage Growth — Steam game cover

    Garbage Growth

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Garbage Growth is a short incremental trash game about collecting people's trash, bananas and even babies, to make money and pollute the world even more. Hire rats, grow your pollution, and make everything worse!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Miseria — Steam game cover

    Miseria

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pocket Boss — Steam game cover

    Pocket Boss

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Not Monday Cafe — Steam game cover

    Not Monday Cafe

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gamblers Table — Steam game cover

    Gamblers Table

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic Research 2 — Steam game cover

    Magic Research 2

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idlequarium — Steam game cover

    Idlequarium

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Idlequarium is a casual simulation game where you raise adorable little fish to earn coins, purchase decorations, and build a fully customized aquarium.The game sits anywhere on your desktop, letting you interact with your live aquarium during work or study breaks.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual1.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Hole Fishing — Steam game cover

    Black Hole Fishing

    Single-player alternative to CEO.exe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with CEO.exe.

    Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →