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Single-player games like Happy Mining

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Happy Mining, 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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    Travellers Rest — Steam game cover

    Travellers Rest

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lingyao Garden | 虚空灵药园 — Steam game cover

    Lingyao Garden | 虚空灵药园

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Happy Mining.

    He mistakenly entered the secret realm of the void with abundant aura, met the seriously injured female master, and then embarked on the life of cultivating pills

    2026IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunshine Farm — Steam game cover

    Sunshine Farm

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    Sunshine Farm is a farming simulator with shop management. Grow your farm, explore a vast world, expand the fair, and run a successful store.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PickCrafter — Steam game cover

    PickCrafter

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!

    2017StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Time at Portia — Steam game cover

    My Time at Portia

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fidget Spinner RPG — Steam game cover

    Fidget Spinner RPG

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Happy Mining.

    Fidget Spinner RPG is a clicker/incremental RPG game in which you craft items and level up abilities to make a fidget spinner spin at absurd, ever increasing speeds.

    2023IndieSimulationRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Time at Sandrock — Steam game cover

    My Time at Sandrock

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MergeCrafter — Steam game cover

    MergeCrafter

    Single-player alternative to Happy Mining — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Mining.

    Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, craft tools, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →