Single-player games like Marisa!ReturnTheBook!
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Marisa!ReturnTheBook!, 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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Don't kill the fish
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Bring home a digital fish, care for your new aquatic buddy in a cozy corner of your screen, and remember, DON'T KILL THE FISH!
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Gamblers Table
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...
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Mystic Brews
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Welcome to Mystic Brews, a small clicking game about growing your skills as a potion brewer. Here you will be able to gather herbs, refine it and brew your potions. Summon some wisps, unlock new upgrades to your skills and brew even more potions!
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Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
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Dungeon Vending Machines
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Dungeon Vending Machines is a relaxing, casual idle game. Where you run vending machines in a dungeon! As adventurers brave dangerous depths, you’ll be their lifeline. Expand your machine lineup, grow your profits, and become the ultimate dungeon supplier!
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Slime Co.
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Slime Co. is an idle game where you make slime! Buy and upgrade facilities that generate the raw ingredients to make slime, and facilities to make those ingredients into slime.
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Just A Village Clicker
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Just a Village Clicker is a game where you collect resources to rebuild your village and help your villagers with their tasks. Improve your village and combat stats with over 50 upgrades available! Advance through the dungeon floors and defeat powerful enemies!"
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Cult Nation
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
A short incremental game about sacrificing all your cult followers and collecting blood to awaken the devil.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Realm Grinder
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Cookie Clicker
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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Slayer
Single-player alternative to Marisa!ReturnTheBook! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Marisa!ReturnTheBook!.
Step into the unforgiving world of Slayer. Fight your chances with or without friends in a chaotic attempt for survival. Discover new ways to better your odds against new foes, and uncover the truth behind this anarchy. Do you accept the challenge? How long will you survive...