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Single-player games like Floating Islands of Nucifera

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Floating Islands of Nucifera, 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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    Price War — Steam game cover

    Price War

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Price War is a low-poly retail management game. Build your stores, arrange shelves to boost sales, hire and manage your staff, then grow your empire district by district across an entire city waiting to be conquered.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Game Dev Empire — Steam game cover

    Game Dev Empire

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Start a game studio in 1980 and turn it into an industry empire. Build teams, create hits, follow a changing market with competitors, and expand into engines, publishing, hardware, digital stores, and acquisitions.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    商道逐权 Pursuit of Mercantile Power — Steam game cover

    商道逐权 Pursuit of Mercantile Power

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Pursuit of Mercantile Power is a single-player economic sim with light RPG. No money spawns—money only moves. Control the village’s cash flow, use proposals and loans, buy shares, and take over enterprises to seize GuYuan’s commercial order.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Craggenrock — Steam game cover

    Craggenrock

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Craft and sell gear to prove your skills as the new blacksmith in town. Stock your shelves, haggle for profit and explore recipes in the crafting shop simulation game Craggenrock!

    2025IndieSimulationRPG13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fantasy Shop — Steam game cover

    Fantasy Shop

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Run a medieval shop selling potions, spellbooks, swords and armor. Set your own prices, expand your walls, and grow into the most respected merchant in the city. Just keep an eye on the thieves in the crowd.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG4.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Capital Island — Steam game cover

    Capital Island

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Play as a Door-to-Door seller in this trade/management game.

    2021StrategyIndieCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage — Steam game cover

    Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Your father's life depends on your success. Run a medieval shop, craft goods, set prices, and build your reputation - because the King's debt collectors are coming. Farm, hunt, explore, and trade your way to freedom in this cozy but consequential shop simulation.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Storage Hustle — Steam game cover

    Storage Hustle

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Storage Hustle is a Simulation RPG where you go into storage auctions to buy different mysterious storages. Discover and sell many items, join Yard Sales and haggle your way for profit!

    2023IndieSimulationRPG11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale — Steam game cover

    Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

    2010IndieRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shoppe Keep — Steam game cover

    Shoppe Keep

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Puzzle VR - Solve it or die — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Puzzle VR - Solve it or die

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Peaceful little puzzle game, with no violence or gore. Designed to test your ability to pay attention to the smallest details, recognizing patterns and critical thinking. While keeping it fun. You are provided with three sets of puzzles, four levels in each set.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Weaponry Dealer VR — Steam game cover

    Weaponry Dealer VR

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Welcome to the gunshop tycoon game in VR. During the day, you can sell guns legally to a buyer with a valid permit and reject those who don't have a valid permit. However, at night you can sell guns illegally to the very same buyers you rejected, as long as police don't notice you, of course.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RPG NPC Simulator VR — Steam game cover

    RPG NPC Simulator VR

    Single-player alternative to Floating Islands of Nucifera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Floating Islands of Nucifera.

    Join the RPG world as an NPC of a secret shop. Grow your reputation among players by offering better swords, shields, bows and potions to attract higher level players. Expand to blacksmiths, mine and smith unique weapons which could be found nowhere but your secret shop.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →