Single-player games like Above the Tideline
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Above the Tideline, 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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Duty Guvnor
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Above the Tideline.
A darkly comic, turn-based roguelike of 1970s London police night duty. Dispatch your few constables, fill your four cells, back gambles over the radio — and keep the streets safe until 06:00. Every shift deals fresh trouble, and every choice follows your career. Just make it through the week.
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Debt of Life
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Above the Tideline.
You have money. You have a home. You have a family. And you're dying. You have very little time left. Make impossible choices and decide what you're willing to sacrifice for one more week of life.
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Purrfect Galaxies
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above the Tideline.
Purrfect Galaxies is a text-based strategy game. As the ruler of the planet Cataris, hungry cats await your decisions. Will you let your meowpurrlation bask in catnip bliss, or will they unsheathe their claws and seal your doom?
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Prowlers Shift
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Above the Tideline.
A 2.5D surveillance sim in a private museum. Work the night shift: listen at doors, observe the people around you, take on their jobs, and decide moment to moment who to trust and who to expose. Your employer tells you what to ignore. Something is being moved that was never meant to be seen.
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Splash Park Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above the Tideline.
Build a water park worth queuing for in this free tycoon game. Design twisting slides, create lively pools, and keep guests happy. Grow a profitable resort, tackle park challenges, or build without limits in the Creative Lab.
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Lord Of Anatolia
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above the Tideline.
Lead a 14th-century Anatolian tribe from a small camp to a great Sancak. Build your dynasty, manage characters with real personalities, survive seasons and raids — a deep colony management game. Made solo over 2 years.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Above the Tideline.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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Love Tavern
Single-player alternative to Above the Tideline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above the Tideline.
After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.