Single-player games like Harvest Life
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Harvest Life, 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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Hokko Life
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
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Shorekeeper
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
You washed ashore on a mysterious island. Now what? Build a shelter, find food, and explore the unknown. Or just sit by the campfire and watch the sunset. Farm, craft, and manage your new island life entirely at your own pace.
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Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
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MR FARMBOY
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.
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Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Harvest Life.
Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!
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Farm Manager 2018
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Manage your own farm in the game Farm Manager 2018! To expand your farm business, produce cheap and sell your products in high prices. Control the process of land cultivation, employ the best staff, buy the most appropriate farm equipment, raise livestock and process the harvested crops.
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Dinkum
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
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Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Aquaculture Land is a fish farming management game. You will act as a freshwater fish farm manager to nurture different varieties of fish, produce high-quality commodities, and fulfill your customers' needs to grow your business.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Staxel
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
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World's Dawn
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Bring life back to a sleepy seaside village by building friendships, finding love, harvesting crops, tending livestock, competing in festivals, fishing, mining, discovering magical secrets and more!
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GhostControl Inc.
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Harvest Life.
Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well.
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3D Chess
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Harvest Life.
A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.
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3D Arcade Fishing
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Harvest Life.
3D Arcade Fishing is a fun and easy to learn casual game - great fun for everyone, not just fishing fanatics. Experience the joys of fishing: both the quiet and peace while waiting for the fish to bite and all the thrills of trying to haul in your catch.
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In Vitra - JRPG Adventure
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Is there any truth to those rumours of a mysterious affliction spreading all over -In Vitra- ? The four heroes of this role-playing game with a turn-based combat system embark on an epic quest for a cure – and chance upon a far bigger mystery.
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Collect the Cupcake
Single-player alternative to Harvest Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Harvest Life.
A simple clicker game where you strive to get as many cupcakes as you can to win! Unlock epic upgrades that boost your game to the next level. It doesn't matter who you are or where you came from--your brain will get its fair share of dopamine from every. Single. Click.