Single-player games like Slacking Squad
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Slacking Squad, 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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Space Catnips
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
Space Catnips is an incremental game where you harvest catnips from alien planets and showcase them in your bar to attract a wide variety of space cats!
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Quackyard
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Slacking Squad.
A cozy incremental farming sim about helping your duck friend clean out their backyard. Dig, mine and farm your way to clearing up the space so that a tea party with friends can be hosted.
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Minevester: Carry and Build
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
A small, satisfying mining-arcade game about flow. You're a rover switched on in a world that ended without you: catch the ore stream, feed the crusher, upgrade, and dig toward what happened. Dig deep enough, and you'll find what the old world left behind.
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Desktop Pet: DonEatFish
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
A cozy cat on your desktop while you goof off. Idle fish, crack chests, dress up—turn your desk corner into a wholesome little nook. Come adopt an adorable kitty.
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Deep Core Protocol
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
Deep Core Protocol is a mining incremental game where you mine ores, upgrade powerful pickaxes and skills, automate your operation with Mining AI, defeat bosses, and push deeper underground through Rebirth and New Game+.
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Lepidarium
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
Relax and collect hundreds of unique butterflies and moths in this cozy idle game. Watch caterpillars transform from larva to chrysalis to winged beauty, customize lush greenhouses, and discover rare species from monarchs to atlas moths.
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Island Idle RPG: Build and Conquer
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slacking Squad.
Manage, craft, and conquer your way across new islands! Build a thriving settlement with your team of fox workers, gather resources, craft powerful gear, and prepare your leader to explore dungeons, defeat bosses, and bring home valuable loot in this relaxing idle RPG.
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Working with Montabi
Single-player alternative to Slacking Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play and Casual with Slacking Squad.
Let adorable Montabi keep you company while you work! A desktop companion that types together with you. Customize your room and avatar, stay focused with productivity tools, and collect every Montabi by placing their favorite items!