Single-player games like Faraway Islands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Faraway Islands, 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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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faraway Islands.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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See Ya Later!
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Faraway Islands.
Your ship crash landed on a randomly generated map, survive long enough to escape by crafting, mining, fishing, and farming!
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Len's Island
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faraway Islands.
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
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cyubeVR
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Faraway Islands.
Immerse yourself in a voxel game exclusively designed for VR. A beautiful infinite procedural world. Explore, gather resources, craft with your hands in 3D, and build anything you can imagine. Featuring great VR controls, near-infinite view distance, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more!
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Dinosaur World
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faraway Islands.
Dinosaur World is a survival game about dinosaurs.
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TerraTech Worlds
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faraway Islands.
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
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Miniland Adventure
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Faraway Islands.
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
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Among Trees
Single-player alternative to Faraway Islands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Faraway Islands.
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.