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Single-player games like Stick Life: The Daily Grind

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stick Life: The Daily Grind, 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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    Churrasco: Trying to Cook in Peace — Steam game cover

    Churrasco: Trying to Cook in Peace

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    Be the family BBQ master and try to grill in peace while your chaotic relatives turn everything upside down. Manage the grill, handle food orders, complete quests, and capture memories.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unbox the Room 2 — Steam game cover

    Unbox the Room 2

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    The cozy unboxing and interior design experience returns — bigger, warmer, and more reactive. From homes to small businesses, each space responds to your choices and reflects its owner’s personality.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slacker: Job Simulator — Steam game cover

    Slacker: Job Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    Collect shopping carts, ignore customers, and complete To-Do lists that encourage mischief and mayhem. Fight a chicken mascot, prevent an alien invasion, learn to breakdance, crash a forklift, and more. How much can you get away with and still keep your job?

    2027ActionSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Highway Station Simulator — Steam game cover

    Highway Station Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    Run a highway station with up to four players. Somebody has to work the pumps, somebody has to stock the shelves, and somebody has to answer for the mess. A first-person co-op management sim about a very long shift.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Pizza — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Pizza

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    A cooking game with a fantasy twist! Knead the dough, spread the sauce, and prepare… the rat chunks?! Open your own pizzeria deep inside a dungeon, serving weary adventurers who come to rest and refuel between their quests and bounties.

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NANNA — Steam game cover

    NANNA

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    NANNA is a cozy indoor farming and life simulator where you create your own plant breeds. Decorate your room with efficiency in mind, while thrilling stories of various characters unfold around you. Groom your little garden… but can you handle what you will unearth in the end?

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Cleaner's Contract — Steam game cover

    The Cleaner's Contract

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    You are a mob cleaner drowning in $1,000,000 of underworld debt. Scrub procedural blood, dispose of bodies, manage your sanity, and exploit roguelite upgrades to survive this top-down 2D cleaning simulation.

    IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psps Dream Mart — Steam game cover

    Psps Dream Mart

    Single-player alternative to Stick Life: The Daily Grind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Stick Life: The Daily Grind.

    Run your dream shop in a town full of quirky animal neighbors. Stock 400+ products, hire staff, catch shoplifters, and build a cozy supermarket empire from humble corner store to community heart.

    SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →