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Single-player games like Takenoko

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Takenoko, 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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    Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition — Steam game cover

    Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations.

    2012StrategyIndieCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics — Steam game cover

    Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.

    2017StrategyCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Splendor — Steam game cover

    Splendor

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **

    2015StrategyCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tabletop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Tabletop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Takenoko.

    Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁) — Steam game cover

    Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :)

    2017StrategyIndieMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    THE GAME OF LIFE 2 — Steam game cover

    THE GAME OF LIFE 2

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    The official sequel to the hit board game played by 50 million fans! The Game of Life 2 adds vibrant 3D animation and brand-new choices in every turn. Customise your peg, spin the spinner and build your best life!

    2020StrategySimulationCasual12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quilts and Cats of Calico — Steam game cover

    Quilts and Cats of Calico

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition — Steam game cover

    Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Takenoko.

    The official digital version of Hasbro’s classic mystery board game, Cluedo (Clue). Roll the dice and launch into a murder investigation. Whodunit? With what weapon? Where? You’ll need all your brain power to find the answers you need, as you race your friends and family to the truth!

    2018StrategyCasual16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace — Steam game cover

    Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.

    2021AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game — Steam game cover

    Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game

    Single-player alternative to Takenoko — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Takenoko.

    Mysterium is a cooperative deduction game set in the 1920s in which a ghost guides a group of psychics to uncover a murderer, as well as the weapon and location of the murder, using only visual clues.

    2017Strategy6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →