Single-player games like Apothecary
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Apothecary, 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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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apothecary.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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Alchemist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apothecary.
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
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The Sims™ Legacy Collection
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Apothecary.
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
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Arcadia Fallen
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apothecary.
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
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Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apothecary.
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
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Potion Permit
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Apothecary.
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
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Cellveillance
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Apothecary.
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
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Pet Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Apothecary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Apothecary.
Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!