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Single-player games like Steam: Rails to Riches

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Steam: Rails to Riches, 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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    Eight-Minute Empire — Steam game cover

    Eight-Minute Empire

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Eight-Minute Empire is the super-quick area control game requiring tough decisions. It’s easy to learn and perfect for when you only have a few minutes. ⏱

    2017StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Istanbul: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Istanbul: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Collect and trade goods! Plan ahead! Earn rubies and win the race to fortune! Become the best merchant in Istanbul! This faithful adaptation of one of the best board games of all time will turn you into a merchant on a journey from rags to riches. 🕌📦👳

    2018StrategyIndieCasual6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Concordia: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Concordia: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️

    2021StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Small World — Steam game cover

    Small World

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.

    2013StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition — Steam game cover

    Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations.

    2012StrategyIndieCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Charterstone: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Charterstone: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Build and discover in Charterstone - a digital board game campaign. Shape your village into the new Eternal City!☁️🏙️☁️

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Antihero — Steam game cover

    Antihero

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.

    2017StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ogre — Steam game cover

    Ogre

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    The official adaptation of the legendary wargame from Steve Jackson Games. Engage in futuristic warfare with armored hovercraft, superheavy tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic war machines called "Ogres".

    2017StrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World Railway — Steam game cover

    World Railway

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    In World Railway, a sim management game, you're a conductor reviving a rundown train. Produce and gather resources via loops, process and manage onboard. A new world unfolds with the wheel's rumble. On your journey, forge bonds and witness the seasons.

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ticket to Ride® — Steam game cover

    Ticket to Ride®

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!

    2023StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unmatched: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Unmatched: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Unmatched: Digital Edition is a highly asymmetrical game of card-driven battles between epic heroes from story and myth. ⚔️ Witness clashes you've never seen before in duels or team fights. 💥 In battle, there are no equals! 💥

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stone Age: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Stone Age: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Discover Stone Age, the digital adaptation of the classic worker-placement board game. Roll dice, place Meeples wisely, and use tools to influence your luck. Compete for resources and outsmart your opponents in a race to become the most prosperous leader of the age!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual9.89 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inkborn — Steam game cover

    Inkborn

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.

    2025StrategyRPGCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Set a Watch: Digital Edition — Steam game cover

    Set a Watch: Digital Edition

    Single-player alternative to Steam: Rails to Riches — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Steam: Rails to Riches.

    Assemble your party to survive in this dice-management game! Master steel and magic: roll dice and next use them to attack directly or for powerful abilities. Scout, light a fire, use ancient runes or equip perks to prepare before battle. Use tactics to fight monsters and Unhallowed. Set a watch!

    2026StrategyAdventureRPG11.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →