Single-player games like Don't Let It Starve
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Let It Starve, 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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Turnout
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
A 1v1 strategy horror game where a train rapidly approaches your location. Guess the numbers, rely on your luck, or strategize to not end up as roadkill, remove the <entities> before they remove you from the game.
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INFERIUS
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Don't Let It Starve.
A blend of Dante’s Inferno and Lovecraftian horror. A first-person roguelike deckbuilder using the Major Arcana Tarot Cards to strategize against the horrors lurking in the darkness. Build the perfect deck, challenge each ruler of the 9 levels of hell, die often... and repeat.
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Die Severed
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
Die Severed is a gambling roguelike where each lost round costs you one finger. Stack your dice bag with weighted dice, collect run defining abilities, and push your luck to pay your debt and walk out in one piece. More or less.
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Please, Spin
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
The wheel of fate roguelike where you spin for your life. Customize your wheel, discover game-breaking relics, survive twisted side events, and outsmart rigged bosses to beat the lunatic host and escape the broadcast!
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CloverPit
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Don't Let It Starve.
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
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Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
Discover the ultimate farming roguelike experience! Build, craft, and grow your farm to pay off the increasing rent. No slow-paced walking or social distractions—just click! Reclaim the joy of strategic farming in diverse maps and let your cursor guide you to success. Play your way, rent won’t wait!
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Neon Village
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
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Cropdeck
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Don't Let It Starve.
Plant, grow, and harvest in this farming roguelite deckbuilder. Craft a powerful deck of plants and combine quirky scarecrows with passive effects for wild synergies. Pay taxes. Strategic, satisfying, and delightfully wholesome.
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Void Whispers
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.
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Benny Bash
Single-player alternative to Don't Let It Starve — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.