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
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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!