Single-player games like Idle Miner
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Idle Miner, 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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Quackyard
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Idle Miner.
A cozy incremental farming sim about helping your duck friend clean out their backyard. Dig, mine and farm your way to clearing up the space so that a tea party with friends can be hosted.
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Petunia's Purgatory
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Miner.
Petunia's Purgatory is a creepy-cute idle farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Grow cursed crops, feed the Elder God, and keep Petunia sane before her hallucinations invade your desktop.
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Tiny Farmie
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Miner.
An ultra-tiny idle farming simulation you can place anywhere on your desktop. Start your cozy farming life anytime.
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Repotted
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Miner.
A cozy desktop game where you grow plants in unique charming pots.
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LUNAR
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Idle Miner.
A tiny astronaut explores the Moon in a little window on your desktop. Collect resources, send out drones, upgrade your gear, and customize your operator. A calm idle companion to keep the workday fun.
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Mana Roots
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Miner.
An idle-farming game where you use magic to handle the work. Plant, expand and automate with the help of animals. All from the bottom of your screen
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Fred's Idle Garden
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Idle Miner.
A cozy idle farming simulator that hangs out on your desktop while you work, study or just chill 🌻
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Happy Pawlets
Single-player alternative to Idle Miner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Idle Miner.
Happy Pawlets is a pet-breeding and desktop companion game. Choose the parents, discover how colors, patterns, body shapes, and features pass through generations, raise your favorite offspring, and bring them onto your desktop.