Single-player games like Junkyard Simulator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Junkyard 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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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
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Used Cars Simulator
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!
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Gold Mining Simulator
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
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Junkyard Builder
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!
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Truck & Logistics Simulator
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.
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Demolish & Build 2018
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.
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Car Dealer Simulator
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Uncover a goldmine in the used car market! Sniff out deals, buy low, modify, and sell high. Your journey from amateur grease monkey to car dealer magnate awaits. How fast will you rise in this lucrative venture?
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Recycling Center Simulator
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.
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Junkyard Simulator: First Car (Prologue 2)
Single-player alternative to Junkyard Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Junkyard Simulator.
You'll go through a few quests, strip engines from cars then crush them with the small crusher (Yup, there's a monster crusher in the full game). Before you get to crushin', you'll need to track down some abadoned vehicles then transport them to the shop using your tow truck.