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Single-player games like Wild Planet

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wild Planet, 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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    Planetaries — Steam game cover

    Planetaries

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crashlands — Steam game cover

    Crashlands

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Len's Island — Steam game cover

    Len's Island

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Core Keeper — Steam game cover

    Core Keeper

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valheim — Steam game cover

    Valheim

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terraria — Steam game cover

    Terraria

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Osiris: New Dawn — Steam game cover

    Osiris: New Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tinkerlands — Steam game cover

    Tinkerlands

    Single-player alternative to Wild Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Planet.

    Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →