Single-player games like Retro Relics
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Retro Relics, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Retro Relics page.
Ranked picks
- 1

Open Fishing XL
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Retro Relics.
Open Fishing XL is an open world fishing game focused on creating a relaxing experience. Fill out a book with 115 fish species, buy rods, items, boats and more, explore the large map, identify cute insects, draw your own map, and enjoy fishing without worries with intuitive fishing mechanics.
- 2

Clean the Sea!
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Retro Relics.
Make the planet beautiful!
- 3

Distant Trails
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Retro Relics.
Explore open forest, steep mountains and muddy singletrack in this easy-paced outdoor adventure. Take a crew of trail runners out to remote locations to repair damage, protect nature and investigate unexpected events with only their feet for transport and a backpack to carry supplies.
- 4

Clare's Escape
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Retro Relics.
Help real-life 'peasant poet' John Clare on a historical adventure escaping from a mental asylum and guide his epic walk home. Traverse a changing Victorian landscape, encounter ghosts & storytellers, avoid will 'o the wisps and face up to the hallucinations of Clare's shattered mind.
- 5

Bumblebee - Little Bee Adventure
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Retro Relics.
Bumblebee – Little Bee Adventure is a story-driven, narrative 3D flight exploration game in which you control a little bee on its journey to find a new home. On its quest to find a beautiful and fitting it discovers distant places, friendly and calm animals, and amazing and dangerously habitats.
- 6

Bigfoot Life
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Retro Relics.
Live as Bigfoot in a peaceful forest-life simulator. Fish, forage, build, and protect wildlife as the guardian of the woods. Create your own Bigfoot and live your best Bigfoot Life.
- 7

Trash Panda
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Retro Relics.
A small, chill, low-fi raccoon simulator, where you play as a raccoon roaming neighbourhoods of Toronto making a mess. Knock over trash bins, find power-ups, challenge other raccoons, and get lost.
- 8

Townseek
Single-player alternative to Retro Relics — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Retro Relics.
Take to the skies on a whimsical voyage across Explora and uncover the lost legacy of Sir Reginald Sharkingston! Trade, fish, mine, and farm, meet a unique cast of characters and explore vibrant towns along the way. The whole world is your sea now, so set sail and see all it has to offer!