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Single-player games like Chef's Tail

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Chef's Tail, 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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    Gendo The Gatherer — Steam game cover

    Gendo The Gatherer

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    A cozy life sim where you forage, cook and serve your way through Gendo's journey navigating an abundant, ever changing landscape. After long days of gathering goodies, return to your cozy home to prepare, cook and serve your dishes to the local townsfolk. Join Gendo in his life in the countryside.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wolf with Inn — Steam game cover

    Wolf with Inn

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    You are a werewolf with your own inn. Mushroom folk live across the river, and noble white knights want you dead. Wolf With Inn is a cozy fantasy tavern simulator for those tired of being the hero. Dare to don the wolf's skin?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evergreen Tavern — Steam game cover

    Evergreen Tavern

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    Run a cozy medieval tavern... staffed by monsters from your basement! Grow and cook delicious things and serve them to your customers. Decorate and customize your place. Explore dark places, befriend and hire monsters, and sell your loot for a good price!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Everdream Valley — Steam game cover

    Everdream Valley

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    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.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sailwind — Steam game cover

    Sailwind

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Kitty Island Adventure — Steam game cover

    Hello Kitty Island Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragon's Brew — Steam game cover

    Dragon's Brew

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chef's Tail.

    Run the board game cafe of your dreams! Craft food and drink, deliver orders to the townsfolk, collect board games, and customise your space, your way!

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Umami Grove — Steam game cover

    Umami Grove

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    A deliciously interactive VR journey awaits! Jump, climb, duck, and swing through vibrant worlds on a quest to help cute characters gather luscious ingredients and create mouthwatering dishes—hands-on!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alchemist Simulator — Steam game cover

    Alchemist Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chef's Tail.

    Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WW2: Bunker Simulator — Steam game cover

    WW2: Bunker Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.

    2022ActionSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Climber: Sky is the Limit — Steam game cover

    Climber: Sky is the Limit

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Climber: Sky is the Limit is a mountain walking simulator game where you become a winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!

    2022ActionSportsSimulation21.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SPYHACK: Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    SPYHACK: Episode 1

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chef's Tail.

    SpyHack is a tactical action game where you play as male or female ATD Agent stealthily sneaking past guards or dispatching them with various weapons. Walk your way through the levels, hack various devices and terminals to reveal rooms. Get rid of guards and take control over hacked contraptions.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Worst Day Ever — Steam game cover

    The Worst Day Ever

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chef's Tail.

    Shoot dozens of clever weapons, avoid hundreds of enemy shells and explore the mysterious corners of a corporation dominated by demonic powers in this arcade Bullet Hell shooter. Will you manage to break through multiple levels of the dark office building and regain your freedom? Find out now!

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pooplers — Steam game cover

    Pooplers

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chef's Tail.

    Pooplers is a multiplayer game where up to four players take control over babies. Toddlers do not belong to the calm ones, as soon as nobody watches them, they crawl around the house, pooping. A humorous game, however, has a number of elements that diversify the gameplay.

    2020IndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Negative: The Way of Shinobi — Steam game cover

    Negative: The Way of Shinobi

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef's Tail.

    2D action platformer game with ninjas. Stylized graphics and a narrative-driven story will emphasize the gameplay. For those who see themselves as hard core players. This game will make you fail... a lot. Will you accept the challenge?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Climber: Sky is the Limit - Free Trial — Steam game cover

    Climber: Sky is the Limit - Free Trial

    Single-player alternative to Chef's Tail — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Climber: Sky is the Limit is a unique survival and simulation game where you become winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!

    2022ActionSportsSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →