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Single-player games like Cattails: Wildwood Story

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Cattails: Wildwood 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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    Cattails | Become a Cat! — Steam game cover

    Cattails | Become a Cat!

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness!

    2017IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ONE (1) WORLD — Steam game cover

    ONE (1) WORLD

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    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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    Forest Spirit — Steam game cover

    Forest Spirit

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Tired of office life, you go to live in nature. In this new life, you have to build, craft, farm, fight and interact with the locals.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Readerpet — Steam game cover

    Readerpet

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Grimalkin is a small pixel cat who believes you should be reading. Log your books, grow a garden where every plant is a story you finished, and let him keep you company — in the game, or docked at the bottom of your screen while you work. Free, cozy, and quietly judgmental.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hammer & Harvest: Dwarven Roots — Steam game cover

    Hammer & Harvest: Dwarven Roots

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    A dwarf farm sim! The days of dragons'-fire have ended, and now the Dwarf King has commissioned you to reclaim the ancient halls. Grow crops, harvest crystals, mine ores, and craft works of awe & wonder. Enrich your home beneath the mountains before the Dwarf King returns to judge your progress...

    IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World's Dawn — Steam game cover

    World's Dawn

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!

    2016IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moonlight In Garland — Steam game cover

    Moonlight In Garland

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    City life is calling, and you're gonna love it here!* Move to a new apartment in the bustling city. Make friends, find work, and decorate your new home - all while working with the community to improve your neighbourhood. Welcome to Garland! *Apartment quality may vary, loving it not guaranteed.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trappist — Steam game cover

    Trappist

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stardew Valley — Steam game cover

    Stardew Valley

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood 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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cat Warrior — Steam game cover

    Cat Warrior

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sims™ 4 — Steam game cover

    The Sims™ 4

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sims™ Legacy Collection — Steam game cover

    The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    Single-player alternative to Cattails: Wildwood Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cattails: Wildwood Story.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →