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Single-player games like This Grand Life

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to This Grand Life, 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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    This Grand Life 2 — Steam game cover

    This Grand Life 2

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with This Grand Life.

    A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG13.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Net Worthless — Steam game cover

    Net Worthless

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    A satirical life-and-money sim. One turn is one month: budget your hours, work the job, ride the market, outlive inflation and your own decisions. Pick a character and make their dream come true. Or at least don't die trying.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Timeflow – Life Sim — Steam game cover

    Timeflow – Life Sim

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    This game will make you rich! Learn the basics of investment and life management. Your goal is to make your dream come true. You can make a career, buy real estate, run business, trade stocks, become a blogger, or make a fortune on an art market. Study, network, and plan your time for all of it.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Built From Nothing — Steam game cover

    Built From Nothing

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Build a business from the ground up. Choose your industry, manage money, equipment, employees, customers, debt, and unexpected disasters. Every decision shapes your reputation, growth, and whether your company becomes an empire—or collapses under its own ambition.

    2026SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epicenter City — Steam game cover

    Epicenter City

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Build a multi-generational tech empire in this cyberpunk life simulator. Found startups, navigate stock markets, and manage your networks to climb the corporate ladder. From surviving disasters to finding love, every choice determines if your lineage becomes a permanent legend on the leaderboard.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blackrast — Steam game cover

    Blackrast

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Live a second life in a cozy pixel town. Work shifts, cook at home, ride your bike, run your own gaming café — set prices, hire staff, win tournaments. Meet friends online, chat and emote. A tiny life sim with a big heart, built on a custom engine.

    IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Water Polo Manager 2026 — Steam game cover

    Water Polo Manager 2026

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Build a water polo club from the office to the pool deck. Manage tactics, transfers, scouting, training, finances, match days, and long-term squad development in an offline single-player sports management simulation.

    2026SportsStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pocket Boss — Steam game cover

    Pocket Boss

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Patrician III — Steam game cover

    Patrician III

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with This Grand Life.

    Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

    2010StrategySimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ — Steam game cover

    RollerCoaster Tycoon World™

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with This Grand Life.

    RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ is the newest installment in the legendary RCT franchise. This next-generation theme park simulation and building game includes fan-favorite features along with incredible new advancements!

    2016StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack — Steam game cover

    RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with This Grand Life.

    This compilation includes the entire RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 series, with the original game as well as the Time Twister and Wacky Worlds expansions.

    2014StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Traders: Frontiers — Steam game cover

    Star Traders: Frontiers

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with This Grand Life.

    You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

    2018StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Capitalism 2 — Steam game cover

    Capitalism 2

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Create and control the business empire of your dreams. This in-depth strategy game covers almost every aspect of business that could be encountered in the real world.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation7.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plutocracy — Steam game cover

    Plutocracy

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sims™ 4 — Steam game cover

    The Sims™ 4

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tribe Of Pok — Steam game cover

    Tribe Of Pok

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with This Grand Life.

    Tribe Of Pok is a tribal survival strategy game featuring a deeply simulated environment. You manage a tribe of hunter-gatherers, helping them survive and thrive in a savage world.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulationDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pawsecuted — Steam game cover

    Pawsecuted

    Single-player alternative to This Grand Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with This Grand Life.

    A brutal, slightly absurd tactical survival RPG. Play a rabbit escaping a koala-run convict camp in a procedurally generated, post-human apocalyptic world. Battle emus and hire kangaroo mercenaries. Scavenge supplies, gather and trade materials, recruit followers and rebuild society.

    2023StrategyRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →