Single-player games like Drafting Tales
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drafting Tales, 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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Game Dev Studio
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
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Startup Company
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
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Big Pharma
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?
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Please Subscribe: Streamer Career
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
Please Subscribe is the sequel to Gamer Career Tycoon from 2018. Develop your own livestream channel from the ground up. Manage and operate, overcome challenges, learn new tricks in order to rise in the charts, and possibly, become the next big internet superstar.
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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Showrunner
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
Create and run your own TV show! An isometric management game where you craft scripts, populate your world with characters and cast actors to play them. Hire and manage staff, develop your studio and gain a dedicated following.
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The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Drafting Tales.
Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?
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TasteMaker
Single-player alternative to Drafting Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Drafting Tales.
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.