Single-player games like Wasteland Kitchen
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wasteland Kitchen, 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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SmallZ
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wasteland Kitchen.
SmallZ is a third person zombie survival game. Form a team or go solo to survive from many threats such as zombies, boss zombies and other players. Build fortifications on different buildings or build your own base from scratch. There are plenty of build parts available for you to craft!
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HIPS N NOSES
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wasteland Kitchen.
HIPS N' NOSES is a café management simulation! In a sleepless world, Mela is the only one who dreams. She runs a café that restores lost memories. Serve guests by day, battle in nightmares by night to collect the memory flower, customize your café, and become the most renowned owner!
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Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Wasteland Kitchen.
Fruit is outlawed, and Mango and Berry are aspiring fruit lords! Manage a criminal, underground sorbet shop solo or online co-op. Smuggle goods, upgrade your shop, trade fruit or grow your own underground supply. Will Mango & Berry rise to power? Or are they headed for a tragic downfall?
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Casino Resort Tower
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Wasteland Kitchen.
Build a towering casino resort and watch it come alive. Crowds flow, elevators jam, and tiny decisions create big stories as your tower grows upward, floor by floor. Build it. Break it. Fix it.
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Urge
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wasteland Kitchen.
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
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Kenshi
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wasteland Kitchen.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Wasteland Kitchen.
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
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Badiya: Desert Survival
Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wasteland Kitchen.
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.