Single-player games like Academia : School Simulator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Academia : School 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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Prison Architect
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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Another Brick in The Mall
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
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Project Hospital
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Two Point Campus
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.
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Project Highrise
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Academia : School Simulator.
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Academia : School Simulator.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
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Rec Center Tycoon - Management Simulator
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Academia : School Simulator.
Design, build and manage a recreation center! Host fitness classes, build swimming pools, arcade & entertainment areas, build event rooms to host parties & much more. With endless customisation, Rec Center Tycoon goes much more in-depth than your average business management simulator.
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Let's School
Single-player alternative to Academia : School Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Academia : School Simulator.
Dive into the exhilarating role of a headmaster entrusted to revive your alma mater! Beyond just bricks and mortar, train teachers, recruit students. Sculpt your school into a unique educational haven! Let's School!