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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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HIPS N NOSES — Steam game cover

    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!

    2027ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate — Steam game cover

    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?

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wasteland Bites — Steam game cover

    Wasteland Bites

    Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Wasteland Kitchen.

    Wasteland Bites is a horror-based food truck sim. Cooking up questionable cuisine in your post-apocalyptic food truck is tough. Fending off mutants, UFOs, rabid dogs, and things lurking in the dark? That's the real challenge. A chaotic mix of cooking and survival in a long gone world.

    2026AdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Casino Resort Tower — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Corporate Machine — Steam game cover

    The Corporate Machine

    Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Wasteland Kitchen.

    Stardock's classic 2001 real-time economic strategy game, available now on Steam. Dive back into the timeless battle for one of the most ruthless environments ever created: international trade.

    2015StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Urge — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.29 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Festival Tycoon 🎪 — Steam game cover

    Festival Tycoon 🎪

    Single-player alternative to Wasteland Kitchen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wasteland Kitchen.

    A micro-management sim about music festivals! Design the perfect festival grounds in ‘create’ mode, then manage the event itself in ‘live’ mode! Book bands, sign deals, plant flowers, fix toilets, and grow your show into a global phenomenon.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →