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
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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!