Single-player games like Muck
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Muck, 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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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Necesse
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
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Forager
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to Muck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Muck.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.