Single-player games like Hollow Island
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Hollow Island, 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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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
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Mirthwood
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
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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Garden Paws
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
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Luma Island
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Necesse
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
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Surviving Titan
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
You've crash landed on the planet Titan. Suffering from amnesia and armed with only a basic survival kit you begin exploring the planet looking for any signs of life. Can you craft, build, and survive long enough to discover the secrets of Titan and escape?
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Green Project
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Post apocalyptic survival farming, green the world to survive !
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Feel The Snow
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.
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Grim Nights
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.
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Grim Realms
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
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Break the Empire
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hollow Island.
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
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Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
Single-player alternative to Hollow Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.