Single-player games like Don't Starve
Below are 22 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Starve, 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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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Don't Starve.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Factorio
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Don't Starve.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Portal Knights
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Starve.
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Don't Starve.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
- 14
Outward Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.
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Shipwrecked
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
Shipwrecked on a uncharted island, master survival alone or with friends. Battle, build, and conquer foes as you confront the mysteries lurking in its shadows.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Don't Starve.
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?
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Oxygen Not Included
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Don't Starve.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
- 18
Griftlands
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Starve.
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
- 20
Rotwood
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Starve.
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
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Hot Lava
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Starve.
The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.
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Invisible, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Don't Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Starve.
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.