Single-player games like Robert on Earth
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Robert on Earth, 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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Doloc Town
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.
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Starseed
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Starseed is an immersive farming sim that blends tranquility and subtle dark undertones in an atmosphere of isolation. Millions of miles from civilization, you find yourself alone on distant worlds, working without the distraction of combat. It’s a peaceful experience about saving our home world.
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Hammer & Harvest: Dwarven Roots
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
A dwarf farm sim! The days of dragons'-fire have ended, and now the Dwarf King has commissioned you to reclaim the ancient halls. Grow crops, harvest crystals, mine ores, and craft works of awe & wonder. Enrich your home beneath the mountains before the Dwarf King returns to judge your progress...
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Island Idle RPG: Build and Conquer
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Build your kingdom, assign workers to gather resources and craft gear, and support your leader with simple RPG classes in dungeon battles against bosses to earn loot that improves your island in this relaxing idle progression game. 🦊 Manage → 🌲 Gather → 🔨 Craft → ⚔️ Expeditions → 💰 Prosper
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My Time at Sandrock
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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Brave New Wonders
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Command a tribe of intelligent automatons that can interpret ANY customized instruction you give in Brave New Wonders, a factory automation adventure. Pioneer a post-apocalyptic world, explore ruins from the past & discover a mysterious reality as you make your automated factories thrive!
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Bitter Harvest
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Cast out of your rightful farm, you’ll scrape, scheme, and rebuild your way to power in this short, satirical farming sim about ambition and payback.
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Mr. Nomad
Single-player alternative to Robert on Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Robert on Earth.
Mr. Nomad is a survival base-building, tower defense game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Set a fortified base around your camper, craft, endure brutal zombie raids, hide what is precious to you in underground bunker and embark on dangerous missions in search of resources.