Single-player games like Lakehopper
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Lakehopper, 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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Derail Valley
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakehopper.
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
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Dumi's Adventure: Across Europe
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakehopper.
A first-person road trip simulator where you drive, repair and maintain your car, explore open roads, take on small jobs and travel across a vast open world at your own pace.
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Launch Window
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Lakehopper.
Launch Window is a single player physics-based automation game where you establish supply chains across an entire solar system using orbital mechanics.
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Aviassembly
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Lakehopper.
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
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WaggaSim
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lakehopper.
Take to the skies in the ultimate paragliding and speed-flying simulator. Experience lifelike physics, design or modify your own gear, and perfect your style: soaring, thermaling, acro, freestyle, and more. With soft-body wings that move like real fabric, the sky is no longer the limit!
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Deadstick - Bush Pilot Simulator
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lakehopper.
A career-driven bush flight simulator where judgement, skill and reading the terrain determine whether you make a profit. Take on flying jobs across unforgiving wilderness, build crucial infrastructure and earn a reputation among the island's scattered communities.
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A Merchant's Promise
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lakehopper.
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
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Sailwind
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakehopper.
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
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My Summer Car
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lakehopper.
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
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Mon Bazou
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakehopper.
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
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Pro Flight Simulator
Single-player alternative to Lakehopper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Lakehopper.
With stunningly realistic exterior and cockpit views, you’ll feel like a true pilot as you switch between multiple camera angles to find that perfect perspective. Fly through 40 challenging levels.