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Single-player games like BotForge

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to BotForge, 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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    Quack or Die — Steam game cover

    Quack or Die

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

    An incremental run-based game, where kicking ducks is key to your survival! Pick a robot, work your way through the upgrade tree, play the claw machine and slots, destroy evil ducks and make it to phase 10 of the experiment!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Miseria — Steam game cover

    Miseria

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

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knightfall Idle — Steam game cover

    Knightfall Idle

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

    Knightfall Idle is a medieval idle RPG made by Gibber. Gather, process, trade, and fight across 10 skills while your kingdom runs in the background. Join a Fief, raid bandit camps, compete in seasonal leagues, or stay in the permanent realm. 450+ passive tree nodes. Free to play.

    StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desk Top Racer — Steam game cover

    Desk Top Racer

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

    Turn your desktop into a living racetrack with this idle racing management game. Acquire cars, equip parts, and compete online against other players. Win championships and expand your garage through Mastery, Collections, and new rewards.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EmergenHex — Steam game cover

    EmergenHex

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

    Solve combat puzzles with your build-crafted loadout, automate conquered nodes across a haunted hex map for loot, and upgrade your skills, passives, and gear. Master 60+ handcrafted encounters, then enter a harder phase where the rules change for all encounters!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GoblinGate — Steam game cover

    GoblinGate

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

    Goblin Gate is a compact dark fantasy idle game: fund your warband, Reforge for run-defining PACT Shards, and push deeper through the gate. Every reset makes the raid meaner.

    2027StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click to Obsolete — Steam game cover

    Click to Obsolete

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

    A satirical incremental clicker game. Play as a corporate tech CEO automating all human labor. Build server infrastructure, allocate compute to AI, manufacture robot armies, and lobby politicians to reduce global employment from 8 billion to zero.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fantasy Miner: Idle Depths — Steam game cover

    Fantasy Miner: Idle Depths

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

    Dig for ore, discover new resources, smelt ingots, and unlock hundreds of upgrades in this fantasy mining idle game. Mine faster, dig deeper, and watch your progress grow.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →