Single-player games like Kin and Quarry
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Kin and Quarry, 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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Idle Deepcore
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Idle Deepcore is an incremental mining game where you dig ever deeper, smelt ore into ingots, upgrade your pickaxe and machines, and grow several mines in parallel to build a vast underground industry.
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Nomad Idle
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
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Space Rock Breaker
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Kin and Quarry.
Space Rock Breaker is a short incremental game about mining asteroids in space. Mine asteroids with guns, unlock new materials, process the ore by dropping it into a Plinko machine, and spend your credits on upgrades in a massive skill tree.
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Moose Miners
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kin and Quarry.
Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.
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Gridkeeper
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kin and Quarry.
Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.
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Rock Crusher
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.
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Particul
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kin and Quarry.
Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.
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Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Kin and Quarry.
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
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Nomad Survival
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
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Kin and Conquest
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
An incremental / idle action adventure game where you must battle foes, mine rocks, defeat bosses, and grow stronger in your quest to conquer the mountain and defeat the Evil Geomancer.
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Shadowkin
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Face waves of enemies as you travel from room to room in your auto-shooting horde survival conquest. You and your companion (AI or 2 Player) must work together and create builds that compliment each other while exploring branching paths through various zones and worlds in a Roguelite setting.
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Shadowkin: Dominion of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kin and Quarry.
Face waves of enemies as you travel from room to room in your auto-shooting horde survival conquest. You and your companion must work together and create builds that compliment each other while exploring branching paths through various zones and worlds in a Roguelite setting.
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Raid Run
Single-player alternative to Kin and Quarry — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Raid Run is a game inspired by fake mobile game ads. Your character automatically travels through the level where you must face increasingly difficult enemies, grabbing power ups and evolving your skills along the way. Attacks and skills are fired automatically. Conquer 3 levels with 3 difficulties.