Single-player games like Simulation
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Simulation, 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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TOMORROW'S DAY
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Simulation.
Dallas, Texas, 1999. Congratulations, James Steel, you are now an agent of Dallas' Internal Security. The security of the United States is at risk; communism is spreading through our streets and threatening our institutions. You must stop it.
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Exitus
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Simulation.
You have found the job you were looking for. Your only concern is your quota. or else? Protein was always the problem. The HFU solved it. Keep your head down, Do your job, you are here for a reason.
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Typing Farmer
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Simulation.
Welcome to Typing Farmer! This desktop idle healing game will make a corner of your screen a cozy farm. Your daily actions—typing and clicking—automatically foster crop growth, attract cute animals play with you. Let the healing charm of adorable creatures infuse your intense workdays~
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Package Inspector
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Simulation.
Plunge into the dystopian land of Taxien and check packages at the local customs office! Which packages need to be sorted out? Which ones support the rebels and which ones support the state? Which side will you choose? And will you earn enough to pay your useless taxes?
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Not For Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Simulation.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
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STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Simulation.
Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
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Mindcop
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Simulation.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Single-player alternative to Simulation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Simulation.
Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.