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Single-player games like The Last Caretaker

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Last Caretaker, 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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    StarRupture — Steam game cover

    StarRupture

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Caretaker.

    StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DISTANT VISITANT — Steam game cover

    DISTANT VISITANT

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Caretaker.

    Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MineMogul — Steam game cover

    MineMogul

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Last Caretaker.

    Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blossom: The Seed of Life — Steam game cover

    Blossom: The Seed of Life

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Last Caretaker.

    Terraform a dead planet back to life in this open world survival crafting game. Explore ruins, gather resources, print machines, drive modular vehicles, grow forests, biomes, and ecosystems. Create life and make it thrive with your own hands.

    2026IndieAdventure13.59 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    VEIN — Steam game cover

    VEIN

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with The Last Caretaker.

    VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.

    2025ActionSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outbreak Island — Steam game cover

    Outbreak Island

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Caretaker.

    Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chocolate Factory — Steam game cover

    Chocolate Factory

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Last Caretaker.

    Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure13.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satisfactory — Steam game cover

    Satisfactory

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Last Caretaker.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Subnautica — Steam game cover

    Subnautica

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Last Caretaker.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raft — Steam game cover

    Raft

    Single-player alternative to The Last Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Last Caretaker.

    Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →