Single-player games like The Gaffer
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Gaffer, 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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Hockey Manager 20|20
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Gaffer.
Enjoy the state of the art hockey management. Prove yourself as a manager and coach in the day-to-day business of ice hockey and lead your favorite club to fame and fortune.
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Civis: The Eternal City
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Gaffer.
A Roman political simulator set in the late Republic. Navigate the Senate, manage your household, build a dynasty, and watch the Republic you serve slowly become something unrecognizable.
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Central Bank
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Gaffer.
Take control of the most fearsome weapon known to mankind: the key interest rate. As head of the central bank, you wield the power to make (or break) nations. Raise it, and watch markets crumble and riots erupt. Lower it, and brace yourself for an economy so hot it could melt steel.
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Tennis Manager 25
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Gaffer.
Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, and recruit the best players from junior to pro, across both men's and women's circuits. Forge the champions of tomorrow and shape the future of tennis!
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Tennis Manager 2024
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Gaffer.
The courts have missed you, it’s time to sign your comeback and prove yourself as the greatest tennis manager. Tennis Manager 2024 is back and better than ever! Get ready to strategize, train your new wonderkids, and conquer the courts in the most immersive tennis management experience yet!
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The Fixer
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Gaffer.
Football star on Saturday, match fixer the rest of the week. Rig games for the syndicate, launder dirty money and keep your suspicion gauge under control in this narrative career sim. How far will you go before it all comes crashing down?
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Time Re:Quest
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Gaffer.
A survival game with a classic style of the graphic adventures of the 80s. Current graphics, updated to the new generations and with a simple way to play. Two game modes. Discover your way and one great game. Procedural game, it is generated as you progress. Every game is different. Survive!
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Joe Biden Vs. Jeo Boden - Escape From MAGA Chapter 2
Single-player alternative to The Gaffer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Gaffer.
Joe Biden is back as the one term president hoping to become the two time president. November 2024 is only months away but the world is getting more ridiculing by the day. Choose your decisions wisely and help Mister 46 survive his next 3 weeks in office. You must help Joe Escape From MAGA, again.