Single-player games like No Place Like Home
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to No Place Like Home, 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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Frog Island
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
Start your new life as a caretaker for an island of frogs in this cozy creature-collector! Build your dream island, discover magical wildlife, and uncover the island's many hidden secrets, to try and piece together the past life you've somehow forgotten.
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Hokko Life
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
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Rancher: A new life
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
Start a new life as a Rancher. Travel the forest paths by quad bike, raise cattle, build, repair, and improve your farm. Take care of animals, go fishing, cook, grow vegetables, practice your accuracy on shooting range, take photos, and much more. Relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city!
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Everdream Valley
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.
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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
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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Littlewood
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Research Story
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
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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Stalker
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
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Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.
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Pan'orama
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends!
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Captain Pawsome
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
Set sail with Captain Pawsome on the relaxing 2D fishing adventure! Craft, upgrade, customize, and conquer the high seas. Clean the environment, catch unique fish, and unleash your inner adventurer. Dive in now and make a splash!
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Pan'orama: Prologue
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with No Place Like Home.
Pan'orama is a relaxing and soothing puzzle simulation game in which you create amazing landscapes using different types of tiles, but most of all by discovering the connections between them and finding unique combinations.
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Project: Mist
Single-player alternative to No Place Like Home — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with No Place Like Home.
Explore a remote island solo or in MULTIPLAYER co-op in this open-world survival horror. Manipulate objects and enemies with the Gravity Gun, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and survive a hostile world shaped by abandoned, mysterious facilities.