Single-player games like Maui
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Maui, 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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Survival Machine
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
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Forager
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
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Whisper of the Swallows
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Maui.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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Phoning Home
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.
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Portal Knights
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Maui.
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
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Forsaken Isle
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
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Miasmata
Single-player alternative to Maui — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Maui.
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.