Single-player games like Lost Nova
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Lost Nova, 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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Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lost Nova.
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Nova.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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Grow Up
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lost Nova.
Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.
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April Grove
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Lost Nova.
Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood. Chop, gather, level up and unravel the expansive forest and its splendor at your own pace, one log at a time!
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Loddlenaut
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lost Nova.
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
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Little-Known Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lost Nova.
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
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Creatures of Ava
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Nova.
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
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Before We Leave
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lost Nova.
Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.
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Garden Story
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lost Nova.
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
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WitchHand
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Lost Nova.
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
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Mechanibot
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lost Nova.
In this tactical rogue-like auto battler, you'll build your unique team of robots and keep them alive as they fight. Battle through waves of enemies as you travel from planet to planet on a mission to fix the sun. Strategize, protect, survive. A Mechanibot's wrench never rests.
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Mistpaw Ravine
Single-player alternative to Lost Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Lost Nova.
The witches are gone. Only their cats remain. Make a new home for them in this feline city-builder. Keep your cats fed and happy, clean their litter box, and give them a cozy life in a world ravaged by magic.