Single-player games like DAVE THE DIVER
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to DAVE THE DIVER, 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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Orion Blue
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.
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Call of Boba
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
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Gendo The Gatherer
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
A cozy life sim where you forage, cook and serve your way through Gendo's journey navigating an abundant, ever changing landscape. After long days of gathering goodies, return to your cozy home to prepare, cook and serve your dishes to the local townsfolk. Join Gendo in his life in the countryside.
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Trade Tales
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Trade Tales is a cozy rags-to-riches life sim about building your dream business in a living fantasy town. Start with nothing as you forage, farm, craft, trade, and run your own shops, deciding what to sell while forming friendships, finding love, and helping your town flourish with your choices.
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Bungee Fisher
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Tired of ordinary fishing? In Bungee Fisher, leap from heights as a swimsuit-clad diver, plunge deep, and haul up exotic fish and treasure chests. Challenge underwater creatures and uncover lost treasure!
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Nivalis Nights
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in a cyberpunk city that stretches from the ocean to the clouds.
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Hokko Life
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
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Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Catch & Cook is a fishing adventure game in which you are not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. Explore the ocean, catch fish and cook them in your own restaurant. A wide variety of fish, recipes and gameplay mechanics await you. So, what are you waiting for?
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Moonlighter
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
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Travellers Rest
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
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Graveyard Keeper
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
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Moonglow Bay
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!
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Grounded
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DAVE THE DIVER.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DAVE THE DIVER.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Bancho the Chef
Single-player alternative to DAVE THE DIVER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DAVE THE DIVER.
<Bancho the Chef> is a cooking simulation + adventure game that follows Bancho from <Dave the Diver> during his youth on the road to becoming a sushi master. Travel through cities across Asia and experience the joy of cooking firsthand as you follow Bancho’s journey and learn unique local cuisines!