Single-player games like Stardew Valley
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Stardew Valley, 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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Caravan Village: Farming Life
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Turn a scam into an empire! In Caravan Village, farm crops, raise animals, mine for resources, and renovate abandoned caravans into luxury suites. Recover your grandma's lost cookbook, cook delicious meals, and charm your guests in this open-ended life RPG. Create your own vacation paradise!
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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Dinkum
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
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Littlewood
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
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Cornucopia®
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
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My Time at Sandrock
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
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Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Stardew Valley.
In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!
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Fields of Mistria
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
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Graveyard Keeper
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Stardew Valley.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Single-player alternative to Stardew Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardew Valley.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.