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Single-player games like Luma Island

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Luma Island, 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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    My Time at Sandrock — Steam game cover

    My Time at Sandrock

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

    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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    Potion Brew: Co-op — Steam game cover

    Potion Brew: Co-op

    Single-player alternative to Luma Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Luma Island.

    You need this game to forget about your life cares and become the best alchemist of this fantasy world with your friends! An alchemy shop keeper game offers you to brew potions for your customers, loot the ingredients in the forest, trade with sellers and compete with rivals.

    2023SimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Core Keeper — Steam game cover

    Core Keeper

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

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nomadica — Steam game cover

    Nomadica

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

    A new world exploration where you can do anything you want. Crafting, bulding, hunting, fishing, mining, farming, cooking, visiting villages, meeting native people, trading and exploring dungeons for better loot and uncovering mysteries of ruins and buried cities

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempered Hue — Steam game cover

    Tempered Hue

    Single-player alternative to Luma Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Luma Island.

    Tempered Hue is a third-person grim-cozy game about running a blacksmith shop. Craft unique tools and items, sell your wares, and explore local caverns to gather crafting materials. Navigate treacherous caverns with your trusty grappler alone or with friends in this blacksmith slice of life sim.

    AdventureSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dinkum — Steam game cover

    Dinkum

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

    Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Time at Portia — Steam game cover

    My Time at Portia

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

    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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    Stardew Valley — Steam game cover

    Stardew Valley

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

    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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    Coral Island — Steam game cover

    Coral Island

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

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Critter Cove — Steam game cover

    Critter Cove

    Single-player alternative to Luma Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Luma Island.

    A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roots of Pacha — Steam game cover

    Roots of Pacha

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

    The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

    2023IndieSimulationRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Second Second — Steam game cover

    Second Second

    Single-player alternative to Luma Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Second Second is a Roguelike card game without drawing cards. Explore randomly generated worlds, defeat monsters, collect valuable cards and add the best ones to your deck. The battles are not based on luck, so prepare to put your skills to the test.

    2019Strategy15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →