Single-player games like Time is Life
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Time is Life, 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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Project Castaway
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Time is Life.
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
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Under A New Sun
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time is Life.
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Time is Life.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
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Raft
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time is Life.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
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Voidtrain
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Time is Life.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
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Keplerth
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Time is Life.
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Time is Life.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Time is Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Time is Life.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...