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Single-player games like Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon, 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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    KERF: Sawmill Tycoon — Steam game cover

    KERF: Sawmill Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Fell trees with your own hands, saw logs into planks, chop firewood, craft furniture and sell it all to your customers. A first-person sawmill tycoon where you do the work yourself: take on commissions, hire a crew, replant the forest and grow a humble yard into a timber empire.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.09 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strawberry Cafe — Steam game cover

    Strawberry Cafe

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Build your own strawberry cafe and farm in this cozy, casual management sim. Grow strawberries for customers to pick, or harvest your homegrown strawberries to cook delicious strawberry-themed food and drinks. Complete missions and keep customers happy to unlock new furniture and recipes.

    2027SimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desktop Tribe — Steam game cover

    Desktop Tribe

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Build a cozy town right on your desktop! "Desktop Tribe" is a cozy desktop idle game. Place buildings along your screen's edge and watch tiny villagers bustle about. No tedious controls! Farm, gather, and craft during your work breaks. Pioneer the land, plan freely, and watch your town prosper!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cave Oasis at Shylake — Steam game cover

    Cave Oasis at Shylake

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    In this eco-futuristic farm life sim, you arrive at a moon town as the new hydroponic greenhouse farmer. Then dust storms start to appear, threatening to block the town's precious sunlight. Grow and craft supplies, build renewable energy tech, protect the wild biomes, and help your community thrive.

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Chef 2: Cooking Game — Steam game cover

    Star Chef 2: Cooking Game

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Kitchen Simulation | Learn Cuisines | Cook Delicious Food | Become A Chef

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alpine Lake — Steam game cover

    Alpine Lake

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Build, decorate, and customize every detail of your inn to welcome guests to your cozy escape in the woods. Entertain tourists, farm, cook meals, research wildlife, and ski, all while helping a colorful cast of townspeople save the struggling mountain town from a hostile takeover.

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farm & Feast — Steam game cover

    Farm & Feast

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Grow fresh ingredients and run your own little restaurant. Enjoy a peaceful day that stretches from the field to the table. Plan a fresh menu for a delightful day, keep your pantry full, and make your customers happy. Earn your own money and build your little world step by step.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farm for your Life — Steam game cover

    Farm for your Life

    Single-player alternative to Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon.

    Your community was taken down by a heavy storm which caused an apocalypse and unleashed the living dead. Together with the other survivors, it is your task to rebuild and to allow that sustainable life can still be assured. Cultivate your farm and manage your restaurant to provide food and deal with all the zombies.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →