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Single-player games like Progress Bar Simulator

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Progress Bar Simulator, 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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    Taiwan Richman — Steam game cover

    Taiwan Richman

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Taiwan-themed monopoly game, Play with other players with props, cards, etc. 2-4 number of players (single-machine multiplayer, remote connection), mouse click to play, It's a Independent production that only looks at who loses the most and does not look at who wins the most.

    2020IndieRPGCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Q-UP — Steam game cover

    Q-UP

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator, and 100% completely random.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click Legends — Steam game cover

    Click Legends

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Join your Legendary Heroes in a battle for strength in CLICK LEGENDS. A Clicker - Incremental - Management game. Battle your way through a variety of enemies by leveling up your heroes, empowering them, and finding them equipment! Click your way to victory!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CyberTD — Steam game cover

    CyberTD

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Idle Sphere — Steam game cover

    Idle Sphere

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Stunning sphere-themed idle/incremental game. Experience simplicity's beauty.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All Aboard! The Train Defense Express — Steam game cover

    All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dollar — Steam game cover

    Dollar

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    This dollar is an excellent steam inventory item based on a real life currency item of the same name. Every hour you will receive a dollar, with a very small chance to receive the golden dollar. Good Luck!

    2024IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Berserk B.I.T.S — Steam game cover

    Berserk B.I.T.S

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Berserk B.I.T.S is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items. Collect rare chips and build your deck! Customize and Level up to take down intense Virus bosses as you unravel the mysteries behind the attacks on the Net.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation5.73 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pony Island — Steam game cover

    Pony Island

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

    Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

    2016Indie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SPACEPLAN — Steam game cover

    SPACEPLAN

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    SPACEPLAN is an experimental piece of interaction based partly on a total misunderstanding of Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Melvor Idle — Steam game cover

    Melvor Idle

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hacknet — Steam game cover

    Hacknet

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Station Loma: OPERATIONS — Steam game cover

    Space Station Loma: OPERATIONS

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    You alone are responsible for the maintenance of a space station. If you were looking for a non platform defense game in VR, you found it in this fast paced “space station explosion simulator”. How hard can it be to push some buttons, eh? (The Loma sector has Tribbles)

    2017ActionIndieCasual13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JuVentures — Steam game cover

    JuVentures

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    A pure hidden object game with lovely detailed artwork hand-drawn by JujiBla. Accompany our heroes Nita and Snek on their journey through the land, explore strange places and discover magical things.

    2018IndieCasualEarly Access4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pussy Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Pussy Puzzle

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    27+ beautiful hand drawn 🎨🖼️ pussys 🐈 from JujiBla put together in a relaxing puzzle 🧩 experience. BONUS: 28 larger than Full-HD wallpapers to unlock 💝

    2020IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nachkriegsratten Punk-Rock Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Nachkriegsratten Punk-Rock Puzzle

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Nachkriegsratten (Post-war rats), probably the first punk band to combine life-negating noise with turtle-like deceleration in a puzzle game. 24 mouth-painted pictures in 6 different sizes. are you brave enough? Have you ever danced with the Lumberjack Bear in the pale moonlight? HIA HUA!

    2022IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Stance: A JuVentures Game — Steam game cover

    Last Stance: A JuVentures Game

    Single-player alternative to Progress Bar Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Progress Bar Simulator.

    Fight your way through endless waves of enemies in this fast paced 3-button punch game.

    2024ActionCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →