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Single-player games like The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses, 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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    The Ramen Shop — Steam game cover

    The Ramen Shop

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    A horror game where you manage a ramen shop. Take orders from your customers, serve hot delicious ramens and sweet cold drinks to hungry customers.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    49DAYS — Steam game cover

    49DAYS

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    Become the host of an afterlife teahouse. For 49 days, serve the final cup to the departed. Experience a deep brewing system based on authentic traditions. Listen to the secrets of unique spirits, change their fates, and face the truth of your forgotten past.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Late Night Fears — Steam game cover

    Late Night Fears

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    Work in a gloomy little supermarket during the pandemic. Do your job and keep the boss satisfied. Or maybe you would rather flip burgers in a small kiosk run by your grandpa? But perhaps you just want to take the bus home, one that is packed with anomalies

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation6.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Feeling Blu — Steam game cover

    Feeling Blu

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    Watch a shy streamer named Blu and play along with her hidden object games, build your wholesome relationship through quiet moments, make cozy memories and help her find the courage to let someone in… ( ◡‿◡ *)

    AdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Plant Shop — Steam game cover

    The Plant Shop

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    A cozy horror game where you craft plants for late-night customers while you manage a small plant shop. Expand your plant collection, upgrade your shop & grow your business.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Delivery Control — Steam game cover

    Delivery Control

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    You are the night shift supervisor at the warehouse of the postal company. You need to make sure that there is nothing prohibited in the package, but are all parcels worth checking?

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kiosk — Steam game cover

    Kiosk

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tostchu — Steam game cover

    Tostchu

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    A slow-burn atmospheric horror game about managing a toast shop in a desolate location in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Make toasts for customers, cash in, buy more ingredients, and witness strange events unfolding.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Hate My Waifu Streamer — Steam game cover

    I Hate My Waifu Streamer

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!

    2025IndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guilty Parade — Steam game cover

    Guilty Parade

    Single-player alternative to The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Recipe for Life. A Journey Through Silent Apocalypses.

    One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?

    2021Adventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →