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Single-player games like Distant Bloom

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Distant Bloom, 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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    Summer in Mara — Steam game cover

    Summer in Mara

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Welcome: A Cozy Estuary — Steam game cover

    Welcome: A Cozy Estuary

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Welcome to the Cozy Estuary! A unique habitat teeming with biodiversity awaits! Help this small community grow and thrive. Explore a story-rich world and build your perfect home. Craft, cultivate, decorate, and innovate to grow your neighborhood and bring the town together.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tools of the trade — Steam game cover

    Tools of the trade

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Discover recipes through experimentation in a cozy medieval crafting adventure. Use a tactile two-hand system, travel between towns, help locals with hands-on jobs, and work your way toward mastery solo or in couch co-op.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast — Steam game cover

    OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Grow the TerraBeast you live on from a tiny patch of land into a whimsical world! In this fully hand-sculpted, playful systemic sandbox, you'll explore vibrant biomes, farm, craft, build, and befriend the wild OddFauna to create a thriving ecosystem.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Station 58 — Steam game cover

    Station 58

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Piece together a national park scattered across the sky in this cozy puzzle adventure. Play solo or couch co-op as Starla and Shorty, a park ranger and her giant robot friend. Solve alien cube puzzles, rearrange lost parklands, and uncover what fractured the park.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deiland: Pocket Planet — Steam game cover

    Deiland: Pocket Planet

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meetlight and the Secrets of the Universe — Steam game cover

    Meetlight and the Secrets of the Universe

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    Meetlight is a peaceful, combat-free open-world RPG combining life simulation and spiritual adventure. Craft, farm, build your home, trade with villagers, and explore mysterious astral realms as Anna uncovers the truth behind her journey.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wonderful Wizard Reverie — Steam game cover

    Wonderful Wizard Reverie

    Single-player alternative to Distant Bloom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Bloom.

    A cozy farming life and a spell-slinging physics adventure in one storybook world. Farm, fish, decorate, raise a magical pet, befriend a whole town, and arc wand magic through 200 hand-crafted levels — solo or in local split-screen co-op.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →