Single-player games like Garden of the Sea
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Garden of the Sea, 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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Industrial Petting
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
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Garden Paws
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
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Research Story
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Farmer's Dynasty 2
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Garden of the Sea.
Build your dream farm and secure your family’s future. Cultivate your fields, raise animals, and shape your dynasty across generations in this beautifully crafted life and farming simulation. Start your dynasty today!
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
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!
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Monster Harvest
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
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Moonstone Island
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Yu Crossing Animals
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Yu's got a new job - working as a mayor's assistant in a small town.
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
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Budget Cuts
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!
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Garden of the Sea (VR)
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Garden of the Sea.
You wake up on a small island in a magical world. Grow your garden, nurture local creatures, furnish your home or adventure across the seas to explore more islands and gather new resources. This world is for you.
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Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.
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Budget Cuts Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Enter a VR stealth game as the last human amidst robot managers programmed to 'optimize' the workforce. Escape the office alive by sneaking past enemies or unleash a fistful of knives, quivers of arrows, grenades, and coffee mugs onto their unsuspecting circuits!
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Crossings
Single-player alternative to Garden of the Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garden of the Sea.
Explore and Fight your way through an ever-changing world in a quest for vengeance and survival in an epic Adventure through the Norse afterlife. Meet fellow lost souls in seamless and wordless VR Co-op as you Block, Dodge, Strike and Power your way through Trolls, Draugr and other dark beings.