Single-player games like Plantera
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Plantera, 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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Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Plantera.
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
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Voodoo Garden
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
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Farmtale
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Tap Heroes
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Plantera.
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
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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Tiny Pasture
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
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Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plantera.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Plantera.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
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Sun Haven
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Plantera.
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
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Loot Hero DX
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Plantera.
A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace.
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Cooking Witch
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Plantera.
In Cooking Witch you are a witch flying to a party in the woods, abducting the children and cooking and eating them.
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Fjong
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Plantera.
Help Fjong and his friends to reach the sky.. by Eating Candy! Fjong is a relaxing, colorful and non-violent game that suits every kind of player and skill level.
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Boom Box Blue!
Single-player alternative to Plantera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Indie with Plantera.
Boom Box Blue is a frenzied skill based physics game. This is what you get if you merge Tetris with physics and throw some bombs into the mix!