Single-player games like Cooking For MA!
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cooking For MA!, 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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Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.
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虚灯のセレスティア
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
虚灯のセレスティアは雪と闇に覆われた世界を彷徨う探索RPGです。厳しい寒さと深い暗闇を突き進むのには敵を倒して灯火を集める必要があります。自分は何者で、親身に助けてくれる白い修道女は何者なのか。散りばめられた記憶を辿り、その結末を見届けましょう。
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Danchi Days
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
Help Hoshino bring her hometown back together in a comedic-yet-bittersweet story set in 2000s Japan! She'll face malevolent forces, uncover truths about her town, all while reconnecting with neighbors and her grandma living with dementia.
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Terra Memoria
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy and fantastic world that combines 3D and pixel art.
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Impostor Factory
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
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SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
Miho steps into the pantry to fetch a potato for his grandma and falls into a magical world full of wonders. Meet quirky characters, venture through the depths of South America, and learn the importance of the things we pass along in this unforgettable emotional narrative adventure.
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Röki
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Single-player alternative to Cooking For MA! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cooking For MA!.
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.