Single-player games like Holiver Idle
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Holiver Idle, 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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Idle Camp Tale
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
A fantasy idle RPG. Manage your camp, recruit heroes, and let auto-battles fight for you. Farm gear and materials from every fight, then strengthen, enchant, and customize affixes to forge your own powerful equipment as you conquer the frontier stage by stage!
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Angel Clicker
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Holiver Idle.
It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest...and there's an office-wide pizza party at stake! Angel Clicker is a short, relaxed incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build quirky buildings, collect divine resources, get attacked by aliens, and... Go on a date?!
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Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!
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Eldara
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
Descend into Eldara, a dark fantasy idle game where every skill, every monster, and every whispered secret carves your path. Train 17 skills, hunt legendary beasts, command loyal pets, and unravel a forgotten realm — at your own pace, with progress that never stops.
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无休仙途
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
This is a casual strategic placement game. In the aerial world set in ancient China, players will play the role of a descendant of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Travel through the barren continent, obtain various resources, build your sect, and ultimately ascend to the immortal realm.
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Desktop Heroes
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
Desktop Heroes is a unique idle RPG designed to be your faithful companion while you work. Set just above your taskbar, this game runs in the background, letting you build a team of courageous heroes, battle monstrous foes, and collect loot; all without disrupting your productivity.
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Legends of Wasteland
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Holiver Idle.
Legends of Wastelands is an idle RPG where you shape your hero’s growth. Choose among six classes, master 100+ skills, and combine talents and gems for unique synergies. Idle for rewards or dive into boss fights and shifting wastelands, with pets and gear adding endless build variety.
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Magic Research
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Holiver Idle.
Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
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Reverse Survivors
Single-player alternative to Holiver Idle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Holiver Idle.
A reversed survivors-like where you are sending waves of monster to stop the survivors.