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Single-player games like Island Saver

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Island Saver, 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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    Baklava Simulator2 — Steam game cover

    Baklava Simulator2

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In Baklava Simulator 2, you're in control of your baklava shop. Upgrade, create delightful treats, and serve customers strategically. With customizable features, security, and entertainment, this game is where flavor meets management. Dive into Baklava Simulator 2 and build your baklava empire! 🌟🥮

    2024IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of Nougat.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Island Saver.

    Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator is a cozy management game where you design and run your own exotic pet shop. Care for over 70 animals, raise babies, breed rare color variants, customize your store, and manage customers and staff.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slime Rancher — Steam game cover

    Slime Rancher

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    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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    Dude Simulator 5 — Steam game cover

    Dude Simulator 5

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    Dude Simulator 5 is an open world sandbox game. Your goal is to become president! However, it will not be so easy to do this, which means that many adventures await you on your way.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zoo Simulator — Steam game cover

    Zoo Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Island Saver.

    In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Manitas Kitchen — Steam game cover

    Manitas Kitchen

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    Welcome to Manitas Kitchen, a casual cooking game with a dressing of arcade and mini-games, where you'll meet Trexito, a T-Rex with short arms that has one dream: to become the best pizza maker!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LEGO® Jurassic World — Steam game cover

    LEGO® Jurassic World

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as the highly anticipated Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World™ is the first videogame where players will be able to relive and experience all four Jurassic films.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Viscera Cleanup Detail — Steam game cover

    Viscera Cleanup Detail

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

    2015IndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Piñata — Steam game cover

    Piñata

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play with Island Saver.

    Could you find empathy with a Piñata? Perhaps you just want to exercise or relieve some stress? The Piñata HTC Vive experience is designed to question your moral compass; what will it be, the chainsaw or the watermelon?

    2016IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House Flipper — Steam game cover

    House Flipper

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Brut@l — Steam game cover

    Brut@l

    Single-player alternative to Island Saver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Island Saver.

    A modern re-imagining of the classic ASCII dungeon crawler. Choose your hero and descend into a procedurally generated world constructed entirely from ASCII letters. Can you survive?

    2017ActionAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →