Single-player games like Thief Simulator
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Thief 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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Thief Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
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Prison Simulator
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?
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Thief Simulator 3
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
The Thief is back! Play solo or team up in CO-OP as a duo of thieves, plan the perfect hits, or improvise when things go wrong. From pickpocket to crime boss – only the best gangs will make it to the top.
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Drug Dealer Simulator
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
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American Theft 80s
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
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Crime Simulator
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?
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Prison Simulator Prologue
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief Simulator.
Wanna find out what a prison riot looks like? Check a free stand-alone prologue for Prison Simulator. A story that is not available in the full game! Be warned: Police baton might not be enough to bring order to the prison halls.
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Teardown
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
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Kenshi
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Cartel Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
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The Guild 3
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Thief Simulator.
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
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PC Building Simulator
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Thief Simulator.
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Thief Simulator.
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
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Demolish & Build 2018
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Thief 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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Demolish & Build 2017
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Thief Simulator.
Become a boss of Demolition & Build company. Destroy small wooden huts and huge concrete buildings. Manage your workers. Invest earned cash in your own land properties and rent them for profit in open sandbox world. Use various hand tools, buy new machines and customize their parts.
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American Theft 80s: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Thief Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Thief Simulator.
You're Jack, a thief in the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, and other 80s items in this prologue of American Theft 80s! Newest game from THIEF SIMULATOR developers.