Single-player games like Forager
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Forager, 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 Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
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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Tinkerlands
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Outpath
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Forager.
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forager.
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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Nova Lands
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forager.
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forager.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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Factorio
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forager.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forager.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Moonlighter
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forager.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
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Garden Story
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forager.
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forager.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to Forager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forager.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.