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Single-player games like Garden of the Sea (VR)

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Garden of the Sea (VR), 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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    Cottonville — Steam game cover

    Cottonville

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Create, farm, and style in Cottonville – a cozy dress-up game with farming and sim mechanics!

    2025IndieSimulationRPG10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Across the Valley — Steam game cover

    Across the Valley

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Across the Valley is your friendly VR farm where you really lend a hand. Instead of clicking around in menus, you care for the animals and plants with your own hands. Instead of looking at the farm from up above, you yourself can relax in this hand-drawn paradise.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Edengrall — Steam game cover

    Edengrall

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    A relaxing open world farming simulation, explore the town of Edengrall and befriend the villagers!

    2022IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shorekeeper — Steam game cover

    Shorekeeper

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    You washed ashore on a mysterious island. Now what? Build a shelter, find food, and explore the unknown. Or just sit by the campfire and watch the sunset. Farm, craft, and manage your new island life entirely at your own pace.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starseed — Steam game cover

    Starseed

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Starseed is an immersive farming sim that blends tranquility and subtle dark undertones in an atmosphere of isolation. Millions of miles from civilization, you find yourself alone on distant worlds, working without the distraction of combat. It’s a peaceful experience about saving our home world.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farmer Simulator — Steam game cover

    Farmer Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    You have just inherited from your uncle a small farm on the island of Rhodes in ancient Greece, part of the Roman Empire. The year is 113 AD. Build your farm, trade, buy new land and get rich. Become a respected citizen of the island.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hokko Life — Steam game cover

    Hokko Life

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Harvest Life — Steam game cover

    Harvest Life

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Show your mettle as both an aspiring organic farmer and a part-time adventurer. And then you might be in for a romantic happy ending.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stardew Valley — Steam game cover

    Stardew Valley

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slime Rancher — Steam game cover

    Slime Rancher

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Time at Portia — Steam game cover

    My Time at Portia

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Monster's Expedition — Steam game cover

    A Monster's Expedition

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yu Crossing Animals — Steam game cover

    Yu Crossing Animals

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Yu's got a new job - working as a mayor's assistant in a small town.

    2021AdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Budget Cuts — Steam game cover

    Budget Cuts

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency — Steam game cover

    Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Budget Cuts Ultimate — Steam game cover

    Budget Cuts Ultimate

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Enter a VR stealth game as the last human amidst robot managers programmed to 'optimize' the workforce. Escape the office alive by sneaking past enemies or unleash a fistful of knives, quivers of arrows, grenades, and coffee mugs onto their unsuspecting circuits!

    2023ActionAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crossings — Steam game cover

    Crossings

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Explore and Fight your way through an ever-changing world in a quest for vengeance and survival in an epic Adventure through the Norse afterlife. Meet fellow lost souls in seamless and wordless VR Co-op as you Block, Dodge, Strike and Power your way through Trolls, Draugr and other dark beings.

    2026ActionAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Garden of the Sea — Steam game cover

    Garden of the Sea

    Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea (VR) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea (VR).

    A chilled-out life sim where you play, craft, and explore across magical islands. Build a house, grow a garden, nurture animals, adventure across the surrounding ocean, and make yourself at home!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →