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Single-player games like Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue, 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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    Westlanders — Steam game cover

    Westlanders

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Forge your legacy in the Westlands. Survive and thrive in a Wild West open world. Alone or with friends, explore, fight, and build from your customizable wagon. Expand into bustling settlements, recruit allies, and forge a network to tame the wilderness and build your legacy.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Blackwood — Steam game cover

    The Blackwood

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    After a devastating accident, you are stranded in a breathtaking wilderness. Survive by gathering resources, crafting tools, building bases, and looting. Explore a dangerous open world, face threats, and uncover the mysteries of The Blackwood.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mystic Tavern — Steam game cover

    Mystic Tavern

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Mystic Tavern - co-op simulator tavern and farm with a mystical twist. Build your homestead, explore multiple map regions, harvest and mine resources, cook dishes and brew potions. Customize your character, bond with charming NPCs, and face subtle horror after sundown as you uncover hidden truths.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ONE (1) WORLD — Steam game cover

    ONE (1) WORLD

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Build a home on a strange audited island in this top-down pixel sandbox RPG. Mine, farm, fish, craft, fight, sail, and chart routes from road to rocket—then survive the Bureau’s stamps, storms, bosses, and very personal paperwork.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Russian Village Simulator on Mars — Steam game cover

    Russian Village Simulator on Mars

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hermit Simulator — Steam game cover

    Hermit Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Being a hermit is not easy, but it is the way to freedom, where you have to survive and build a new home. Farming, hunting, fishing, gathering, building, crafting, trading and exploration await you in the hermit simulator! Will you be able to survive on your way and become the master of the forest?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wildstrive — Steam game cover

    Wildstrive

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Wildstrive - is an open-world first-person survival game. Craft tools, build a camp, harvest crops, explore the land, tame and fight wild animals. Challenge nature and solve the mystery of the lost island!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Windpunk — Steam game cover

    Windpunk

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    A cozy survival craft adventure. Build a walking fortress to survive the winds of a fallen world. ♻️ Recycle ⛏️ Refine, 🔧 Rebuild, and ⛺ survive the shifting biomes. Ride the wind, heal the land, and recruit quirky survivors to help rebuild the future. (Previosly known as Wasteland Waste Disposal)

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starbound — Steam game cover

    Starbound

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    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...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scrapnaut — Steam game cover

    Scrapnaut

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!

    2021Indie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Red Dead Redemption — Steam game cover

    Red Dead Redemption

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

    2024Action24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House Flipper — Steam game cover

    House Flipper

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pirate Commander — Steam game cover

    Pirate Commander

    Single-player alternative to Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cowboy Life Simulator: Prologue.

    Pirate Commander is survival/strategy game. You will have to take care of the crew and their physical and mental health, food, drinking water, medicine, weapons and ammunition. Find treasures, fight enemies from different factions and terrifying sea monsters.

    ActionStrategyAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →