Single-player games like Groundwork
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Groundwork, 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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ONE (1) WORLD
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
Build a home on a strange audited island in this top-down pixel sandbox RPG. Mine, farm, fish, craft, fight, sail, and chart routes from road to rocket—then survive the Bureau’s stamps, storms, bosses, and very personal paperwork.
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Windpunk
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
A cozy survival craft adventure. Build a walking fortress to survive the winds of a fallen world. ♻️ Recycle ⛏️ Refine, 🔧 Rebuild, and ⛺ survive the shifting biomes. Ride the wind, heal the land, and recruit quirky survivors to help rebuild the future. (Previosly known as Wasteland Waste Disposal)
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Builder Bros
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
Inherit your samurai family's forgotten island and rebuild it by hand — chop, mine, and raise multi-story homes across sunlit beaches, snowy peaks, and glowing caves. Trade tips with the locals, play a hand of cards, fend off bumbling hunters and shinobi, and earn the ancestral katana.
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Dino Station
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
Build your base, gather resources, craft items, and develop your station. Catch dinosaurs and assign them to work! Complete quests and help the local residents. Play solo or with friends.
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Cowboy Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Groundwork.
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
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Island Beekeeper
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
Build your apiary on islands above the clouds, travel on your medocycle, crossbreed bees with unique traits and create a cozy home in the sky. Grow plants, explore islands and send healing honey down to Earth, where people still hope for your help.
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Little-Known Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
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The Ranchers
Single-player alternative to Groundwork — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Groundwork.
The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.