Single-player games like Cowboy Life Simulator
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Cowboy Life 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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Fields of Aaru
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
A cozy life sim set in the mystical afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Farm along the Nile, befriend the locals, and decorate your eternal home. Venture into the desert and discover oases, pyramids, and tombs. Unlock magical powers by restoring ancient obelisks and making offerings to the gods.
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Kyma
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Kyma is a wacky game blending RPG and life simulation. Help Fropin manage the city, customize it, decorate your house, create factories and gardens. Look for your missing mother by discovering amazing places and characters!
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Silkgrove
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Become a Restorer in Silkgrove. Use your toolkit to scavenge resources, repair, build, craft, and help rebuild communities in this solarpunk world. Upgrade & manage your mobile home, drive across regions, and restore balance to this post-apocalyptic world.
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Wild Indigo Ranch
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Wild Indigo Ranch is a cozy cowboy-life RPG for 1-4 players. Start a new life on the prairie, explore the frontier, build the finest ranch in the West, and ride into the sunset.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
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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Cornucopia®
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Cowboy Life Simulator.
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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Littlewood
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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Sons Of The Forest
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
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Rat Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cowboy Life Simulator.
A survival stealth role-playing simulator where you play as a rat in a suburban neighborhood.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Cowboy Life Simulator.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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Medieval Dynasty
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
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Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator.
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.