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Single-player games like Mist Island Survival

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mist Island Survival, 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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    Deep Despair 2 — Steam game cover

    Deep Despair 2

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mist Island Survival.

    Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hmph! Hmph! Yowai — Steam game cover

    Hmph! Hmph! Yowai

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    A Singleplayer Guild Battle RPG where you are a guildmaster. Recruit and manage NPC guild members, construct and defend your guild base, and attack other guilds' bases. Expand your resources through trading and completing guild quests. Defeat all the other guilds and become the top guild!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dino Epoch: Fantasy Tale — Steam game cover

    Dino Epoch: Fantasy Tale

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    《Dino Epoch Fantasy Tale》A boy who chases mythical beasts in ring-toss adventures explores a brand-new world of fantasy creatures, awakens dormant unknown powers, captures companions across the uncharted realm, uncovers the technological secrets of this fantasy world, builds an ideal homeland.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blimps — Steam game cover

    Blimps

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    Blimps is an airship survival RPG. Step into the captain's chair of an electric airship cargo delivery empire, armed with an arsenal of water, fire, and ice cannons and a trusty pair of hangar robots. Can you learn to survive in this world of Blimps only to escape it?

    2021ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Craft Hero — Steam game cover

    Craft Hero

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Machine Mind — Steam game cover

    Machine Mind

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond the Map — Steam game cover

    Beyond the Map

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions — Steam game cover

    Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions

    Single-player alternative to Mist Island Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mist Island Survival.

    "Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions - Embark on a medieval fantasy survival odyssey. Reclaim the stolen Crown, battle dark forces, and explore diverse lands. Uncover secrets, wield magic, and craft your destiny. Will you become the true champion of Atham?"

    2024ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →