Single-player games like Research Story
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Research Story, 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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Moonstone Island
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Research Story.
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
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Littlewood
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
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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No Place Like Home
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
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One Lonely Outpost
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
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Seeds of Calamity
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
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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Fields of Mistria
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Research Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Research Story.
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!