Single-player games like Slime Rancher 2
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Slime Rancher 2, 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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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher 2.
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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Ooblets
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher 2.
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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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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Loddlenaut
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
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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Flock
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.
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Fields of Mistria
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher 2.
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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Staxel
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher 2.
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
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!
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
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STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Slime Rancher 2.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher 2.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Island Saver
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
A group of amazing islands need your help! Horrid plastic waste has washed up and you need to sort it out with your trusty Trash Blaster! But look out for the Litterbugs. They love mess and they’re out to muck things up.
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Moonstone Island
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher 2.
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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Palworld
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher 2.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!