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Single-player games like The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser, 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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    The Diner at the End of the Galaxy — Steam game cover

    The Diner at the End of the Galaxy

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Influence the fate of the Nusa star system through your clientele’s stomachs. Grow exotic ingredients, create a menu that appeals to intergalactic palates, and discover treasures in the outer worlds. Come on in! The Diner is always open for business.

    2025StrategySimulationEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Restaurant Empire II — Steam game cover

    Restaurant Empire II

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Restaurant Empire 2 is the most realistic and comprehensive restaurant business simulation available, featuring 4 cuisines, 600 recipes, 4 huge cities, 2 campaigns with a total of 34 missions, 1400 interior objects, and a mix of business strategy and role-playing gameplay such as cooking contests.

    2009StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TasteMaker — Steam game cover

    TasteMaker

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Your Big, Cute Monster Farm — Steam game cover

    Your Big, Cute Monster Farm

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nebuchadnezzar — Steam game cover

    Nebuchadnezzar

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Create and customize cities in Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder where careful planning and define your rise as a ruler in ancient Mesopotamia.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Imagine Earth — Steam game cover

    Imagine Earth

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Parkitect — Steam game cover

    Parkitect

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator — Steam game cover

    Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Terroir — Steam game cover

    Terroir

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser.

    Terroir is a 3D tile-based tycoon game where you manage your very own vineyard. In Terroir, you grow a variety of different grape varietals, craft your wine, and expand and manage your Chateau, all the while dealing with the weather and events that can either make or break your business.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chinatown Detective Agency — Steam game cover

    Chinatown Detective Agency

    Single-player alternative to The Diner at the End of the Galaxy: Free Appetiser — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

    2022Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →