Single-player games like Once Upon a Swagman
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Once Upon a Swagman, 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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Metal Detecting Days
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Swagman.
A relaxing metal detecting simulator where you manually sweep your detector, interpret realistic signals, and explore beautiful locations at your own pace. Dig up historical coins, relics, and forgotten curiosities, upgrade your gear, and build a personal collection.
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Spear Dive
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Swagman.
Take up your spear in a first-person freediving spearfishing simulator. Study fish behavior, manage oxygen and body temperature, upgrade your gear, and explore seas shaped by seasons, temperature, turbidity, and waves as you fill your encyclopedia and unlock new fishing grounds.
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Slow Summit
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Swagman.
Take a slow mountain trip with your friends! Hike, paddle, climb to the summit and enjoy fun outdoor activities along the way. Watch your stamina to avoid clumsy slips, and take cozy breaks by the campfire at rest stations.
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AutoCube
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Once Upon a Swagman.
Build anything you can imagine in an infinite world with mountains, rivers and forests. Use tools like copy & paste, undo, redo and other building tools to shape the world from your imagination.
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Songs of the Shoals
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Swagman.
Cast a line, sail between sunlit islands, and bring your catch home in a single-player fishing adventure. Upgrade your rod and boat, follow changing weather, and discover quiet harbors and strange sights. New island and flight content is in development.
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Open Fishing XL
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Once Upon a Swagman.
Open Fishing XL is an open world fishing game focused on creating a relaxing experience. Fill out a book with 115 fish species, buy rods, items, boats and more, explore the large map, identify cute insects, draw your own map, and enjoy fishing without worries with intuitive fishing mechanics.
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Fishing Nooks: Beaver's Pond
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Once Upon a Swagman.
A chill fishing game where you can finally just... fish. No farms. No mines. No monsters. Just you, your boat, your lures and the lake. Learn the water, cast your line, set the hook, fight the fish, and lose yourself in the most relaxing lake you've never visited. It's time to go fishing...
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Magnetic Catch
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Swagman — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Swagman.
A magnet fishing adventure about rusty scrap and hidden wonders. Clean your finds and upgrade your gear to explore murky city canals, countryside lakes, and forgotten places, where every pull brings a little surprise.