Single-player games like MageTender
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MageTender, 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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Keyboard Smash
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with MageTender.
Run a shop. Help weird customers. And definitely make everything worse!
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Dragon Hoard Keeper: Treasure Shop Tycoon
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Run a dragon's treasure shop. Cross-check six appraisal tools to uncover what each relic really is — and expose convincing forgeries. Restore worn treasures, forge new ones by hand, grow the shop, and pay the dragon's tribute before it comes due.
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Going Once!
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Going Once! is a cozy art gallery / auction house management game. Appraise and buy art, display it in your gallery and auction it off to the highest bidder!
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Guildream
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with MageTender.
Kicked out by his father for not becoming fully human, the protagonist is left in charge of a neglected guild. Guildream is a casual and comedic simulation game where anyone can enjoy managing a quirky guild.
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Dark Coffee
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Welcome to Mursvinch - a town where secrets are brewed into every cup. In this comic - and Lovecraft-inspired cozy café management sim, listen to strange visitors, brew drinks that change their fates, and either bring the town back to life - or plunge it into madness.
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Happy Happy Little Shop
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Run a little shop that fixes people's moods. Serve customers, deal with six difficult siblings, and make choices that shape your shop, your family, and the whole town.
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ETea
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with MageTender.
Help Glorbo master the art of making boba to satisfy customers and take down bosses in this unique blend of simulation and bobarista action!
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Squidy and the Devourers
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
A cozy 2d game where you and a friend explore the ocean floor to gather various recipes and ingredients to run your own restaurant! Take orders, cook, serve and learn new stories from your clients.