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Single-player games like VerdantOfWorld:LostWay

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to VerdantOfWorld:LostWay, 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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    The Farmer Was Replaced — Steam game cover

    The Farmer Was Replaced

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

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    闲置神话 — Steam game cover

    闲置神话

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

    挂爆电费,休闲摸鱼,偷懒耍滑!现代修真为皮;刷宝养成为骨;擦边玩梗为神。宅度与中二度突破天际,在游戏库内随时出击杀掉那些无聊的时间。其将为放置游戏中最离谱的奇葩;其名为 闲 置 神 话 !

    2024StrategyIndieRPG2.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Incredicer — Steam game cover

    Incredicer

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

    Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sixty Four — Steam game cover

    Sixty Four

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

    Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space industrial empire — Steam game cover

    Space industrial empire

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

    This is a idle game modeled on industrial building gameplay. It will be three-dimensional, complex industrial assembly line, easy, simple plane conveyor belt. At the same time to join the battleship assembly, space campaign, character development, giant construction, trade orders and other gameplay!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Your Big, Cute Monster Farm — Steam game cover

    Your Big, Cute Monster Farm

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

    Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Widget Inc. — Steam game cover

    Widget Inc.

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

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Particul — Steam game cover

    Particul

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

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →