Single-player games like Petunia's Purgatory
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Petunia's Purgatory, 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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Idle Miner
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
A little mining crew, right on your desktop. Idle Miner is a relaxing idle game that sits along the bottom of your screen. Upgrade your miners, explore branching fantasy routes, collect rare artifacts, and rebirth to grow your crew while you work, browse, or unwind.
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Desktop Pet: Idle Cats Cozy Chaotic Companions for your screen
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
Adopt cozy cats for your desktop. Watch them nap, wander, climb, chase toys, earn Hearts, and cause tiny chaos while you work or relax.
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Butaro's Overtime Office
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
A chill idle game about escaping the 9-to-5. Adopt Butaro, a burnt-out salaryman who lives anywhere on your desktop. Watch him slack off from his mind-numbing job, decorate his office, and upgrade his corporate skills while you work or relax. Will Butaro escape corporate burnout before you do?
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Rise & Pop!
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
Have you ever dreamed of tying balloons to little toys and watching them gently lift into the sky? Well, now you can! Unbox all kinds of balloons (hundreds of styles!), pick your favorite items—a radio, a suitcase, a piano, even a car?! —tie them down, send them floating...Ready to float away?
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Tiny Farmie
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
An ultra-tiny idle farming simulation you can place anywhere on your desktop. Start your cozy farming life anytime.
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Ant
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
Build a living ant colony that can stay on your desktop while you work. Hatch unusual ants, place nest and food rooms, collect coins, and expand from a glass habitat into drawers, pipes, walls, roots, and the forgotten depths below.
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Tame-a-goat-chi
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
A cozy goat companion world that lives at the edge of your screen. Care for a herd of unique, lovable goats, each with their own personality, and watch while you work, study, or relax.
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Fred's Idle Garden
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Petunia's Purgatory.
A cozy idle farming simulator that hangs out on your desktop while you work, study or just chill 🌻
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Tales of the Forgotten
Single-player alternative to Petunia's Purgatory — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.