Single-player games like Build & Survive
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Build & Survive, 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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Farmtale
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Build & Survive.
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
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Gym Simulator 24
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Build & Survive.
Gym Simulator 24: Build Your Fitness Empire! Embark on a journey to create your dream fitness haven in Gym Simulator 24, the ultimate simulation game where you'll ascend the ranks and craft your very own fitness empire.
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Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Build & Survive.
Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.
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Backwoods Town
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Build & Survive.
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
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STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Build & Survive.
Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home!
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Hokko Life
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Build & Survive.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
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Lemon Cake
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Build & Survive.
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
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Firefly Village
Single-player alternative to Build & Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Build & Survive.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.