Single-player games like Scrapnaut
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Scrapnaut, 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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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
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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Force of Nature
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
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ASTRONEER
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
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Voidtrain
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
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Out of Reach
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
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Scrapnaut: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Scrapnaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Scrapnaut.
Scrapnaut: Prologue is a free demo version of the game Scrapnaut. Try it yourself for free!