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Single-player games like HomeGrown

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to HomeGrown, 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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    Widle — Steam game cover

    Widle

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

    Widle is a cozy 2D pixel-art idle simulation in which you tend a tiny desktop planter, watch your plant grow over time and use earned coins to unlock new species and decorative pot skins.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arboreal — Steam game cover

    Arboreal

    Single-player alternative to HomeGrown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HomeGrown.

    Answer the call of the Nature Spirits in this peaceful tree growing simulation. Cultivate and cook various fruit species to receive help from the forest inhabitants. Automatize production with ingenious tracks and machines. Find your equilibrium to let life flourish!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bottled by Bears — Steam game cover

    Bottled by Bears

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

    Join a family of bears and run the buzziest little honey farm! Collect and discover rare bees, bottle honey jars, expand your farm, and watch your flowery field bloom in this cozy idle management sim.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farm BoYS — Steam game cover

    Farm BoYS

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

    In Farm BoYS, you can enjoy the cosy experience of an idle farming game. Plant crops, catch fish and raise animals to grow your farm. Upgrade your workers and buildings, fulfil marketplace orders and uncover surprises as your farm flourishes, even when you’re away.

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Autonauts — Steam game cover

    Autonauts

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

    In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Autonauts vs Piratebots — Steam game cover

    Autonauts vs Piratebots

    Single-player alternative to HomeGrown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HomeGrown.

    Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Havendock — Steam game cover

    Havendock

    Single-player alternative to HomeGrown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HomeGrown.

    Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farm Frenzy: Refreshed — Steam game cover

    Farm Frenzy: Refreshed

    Single-player alternative to HomeGrown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with HomeGrown.

    Grow and make resources to trade with the city, care for animals, and build your dream ranch in Alawar's famous Frenzy Farm with a modern twist!

    2021StrategySimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Equilinox — Steam game cover

    Equilinox

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

    Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →