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Single-player games like Solarise

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Solarise, 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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    Fabricatio — Steam game cover

    Fabricatio

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

    Build efficient production lines, automate resource transport, and master complex logistics in a 2D factory-building experience focused purely on automation.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Learning Factory — Steam game cover

    Learning Factory

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

    Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    InfraSpace — Steam game cover

    InfraSpace

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

    Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Architect — Steam game cover

    Space Architect

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

    Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timberborn — Steam game cover

    Timberborn

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

    Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Airport CEO — Steam game cover

    Airport CEO

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

    Build and manage an international airport!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block Factory — Steam game cover

    Block Factory

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

    Block Factory is a relaxing and creative building game where you craft delightful 3D figurines from blocks. Shape your designs and build flowing production lines in a peaceful factory world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cities: Skylines — Steam game cover

    Cities: Skylines

    Single-player alternative to Solarise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Solarise.

    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.

    2015StrategySimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →