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Single-player games like Bob's Island

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Bob's Island, 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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    Temtem: Pioneers — Steam game cover

    Temtem: Pioneers

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Bob's Island.

    Survive and explore an untamed frontier in Temtem: Pioneers. Tame and become a roster of 200+ Temtem and master their unique abilities in fast, real-time combat. Build, craft, battle, and discover new creatures solo, or co-op with your friends in this open world survival crafting adventure.

    ActionAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure — Steam game cover

    Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bob's Island.

    Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure is a retro RPG game with a survival twist. Let the treasure hunt begin! A journey in a one-of-a-kind adventure that combines exploration, RPG and survival in a 2D pixel art universe is waiting for you.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aiyana — Steam game cover

    Aiyana

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bob's Island.

    Explore the beatiful world of Aiyana which is a procedurally generated, open world, survival crafting game with traditional RPG mechanics such as talent trees and spells

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Emberhaven — Steam game cover

    Emberhaven

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bob's Island.

    Survive in a procedurally generated fantasy world overrun by creeping corruption. Build impenetrable strongholds, tend your farms, forge deadly weapons, and fend off hordes of mutated abominations to defend your last sanctuary.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crashlands — Steam game cover

    Crashlands

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bob's Island.

    Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ars Notoria — Steam game cover

    Ars Notoria

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Bob's Island.

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Realms of Magic — Steam game cover

    Realms of Magic

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bob's Island.

    Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crashlands 2 — Steam game cover

    Crashlands 2

    Single-player alternative to Bob's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bob's Island.

    Slap your way across a vibrant world where interstellar friendships are the key to your survival. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in this sequel to the award-winning Action RPG Crashlands.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →