Single-player games like My Mates
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to My Mates, 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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Spirit Rancher
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
In this creature-collecting farming sim, your crops are alive! Catch spirits, battle alongside them, use their powers to gather resources and interact with the world, and build a farm that would keep them happy and productive – a place they'll call home!
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Forklore
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
Escape to the charming village of Clementine and breathe new life into your best friend's old, run-down restaurant. With hard work, creativity, and a little help from the locals, you can transform it into a thriving business!
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Alawon: Life of a Game Composer
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with My Mates.
Alawon is a life sim where you manage a game composer career. Rise from game jams to AAA, balancing life and work. Make money, make friends, make love, and make music in Alawon's Digital Audio Workstation — then export and share your creations to make your mother very proud.
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K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
The ultimate crossover between K-pop and Life Simulation! Step into the role of manager and build your dream idol group by scouting talent, managing schedules, choosing outfits, planning social media, and organizing the perfect album. Can you make it to debut?
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Nivalis Nights
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with My Mates.
Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in a cyberpunk city that stretches from the ocean to the clouds.
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Pact Between Us
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
"Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.
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Call of Boba
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
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Dynopunk
Single-player alternative to My Mates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with My Mates.
An ironic adventure with cyberpunk aesthetics set in a world where humans have been replaced by dinosaurs. Become a top-notch repair shop mechanic: fix gadgets, have heart-to-heart talks, and offer drinks to your customers — everything to fulfill your ultimate dream.