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.
Why hello there, sir. I’m the newsboy! In this story game you run your little shop, help strange customers, and explore so many places, and probably tick people off too!
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Dragon Hoard Keeper
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Become the keeper of a dragon's treasure hoard. Read each customer's cryptic request, gather clues, deduce what treasures really are, restore worn relics, and forge new ones from materials you collect. A warm shopkeeping sim — serve customers by day, wander glittering caverns by night.
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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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Iris and the Moonlight Bakery
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Play as Iris, a burnt-out goddess who opens a midnight bakery in a sleepless city. Read customers’ emotions as color and craft cakes to comfort them, while hiding from the gods searching for her.
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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.
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Literalchemy
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
With a brand spanking new degree in Literalchemy, use your witchy powers to change stories, craft tales, run a bookshop, and even find love in this puzzle, visual novel, shopkeeping sim!
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49DAYS
Single-player alternative to MageTender — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with MageTender.
Become the host of an afterlife teahouse. For 49 days, serve the final cup to the departed. Experience a deep brewing system based on authentic traditions. Listen to the secrets of unique spirits, change their fates, and face the truth of your forgotten past.