Single-player games like Slime Rancher
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Slime Rancher, 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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Slime Rancher 2
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
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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Ooblets
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!
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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
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 Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
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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Grow: Song of the Evertree
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
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.
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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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PowerWash Simulator
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!
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DREDGE
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Slime Rancher.
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
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Palworld
Single-player alternative to Slime Rancher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!