Single-player games like Metal Detector Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Metal Detector Island, 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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Coasting
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Metal Detector Island.
A cozy online beachcombing hangout full of little android cats at the end of the world. Sweep the shore with your metal detector, dig up treasure, clean it off, show your friends, and give it a home. The tide brings more tomorrow. Take it easy… you’re coasting.
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Master Alchemist Simulator: Arcane Workshop
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Metal Detector Island.
Build and run your own arcane workshop. Explore a dangerous fantasy world, gather rare ingredients, grow magical crops, craft powerful potions, manage your shop, and fight with blades, bows, and spells—alone or with friends in co-op.
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Scrapman Simulator
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Metal Detector Island.
Start by collecting cardboard from the streets, turn scrap metal into cash, upgrade your home and vehicle, and grow your business. Build your own recycling empire by playing solo or with your friends in a living city inspired by Istanbul.
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Tidewell
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Metal Detector Island.
Restore a fading seaside town as its newly elected mayor. Answer villagers’ petitions, reclaim neglected plots, shape the shoreline, balance taxes and happiness, and build a cozy cove that feels unmistakably yours.
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Doomsday Dealer
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Metal Detector Island.
Step into the role of a shopkeeper in a world ravaged by the zombie apocalypse. You’ll manage a haven of hope amidst the ruins, providing essential survival items to the struggling remnants of humanity. Can you build a thriving business and help your community rise from the ashes?
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Brainrot Simulator
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Metal Detector Island.
Become the ultimate Brainrot collector! Explore an open-world map, hunt silly creatures from COMMON to OMNIPRESENT, fill up your Codex, build your gold empire... and face off against your friends in multiplayer. The ultimate brainrot simulator is here!
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Wasteland Shop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Metal Detector Island.
A post-apocalyptic shop management game where you build, customize, and expand your store. Hire staff, explore the wasteland for loot, deal with messy customers and thieves, and grow your retail empire in a chaotic world gone mad.
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Theorycraft: Raiding Guild Simulator
Single-player alternative to Metal Detector Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Metal Detector Island.
Theorycraft is a single-player raiding guild simulator. Recruit raiders, tune gear and spell priorities, and command authentic MMO-style boss fights with encounter replays, win rate prediction, deep strategy, and rich combat data.