Single-player games like Summer in Mara
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Summer in Mara, 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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Deiland: Pocket Planet
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.
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Alchemy Garden
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer in Mara.
Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!
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Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
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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Fields of Aaru
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
A cozy life sim set in the mystical afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Farm along the Nile, befriend the locals, and decorate your eternal home. Venture into the desert and discover oases, pyramids, and tombs. Unlock magical powers by restoring ancient obelisks and making offerings to the gods.
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Cottonville
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer in Mara.
Create, farm, and style in Cottonville – a cozy dress-up game with farming and sim mechanics!
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STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Summer in Mara.
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
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WoMen in Science
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer in Mara.
Build and customize your farm. Join a community of epic scientists. Automate tasks, program robots and race drones. Will you be able to maximize the productivity of your farm without harming the environment?
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Hokko Life
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
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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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Summer in Mara.
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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Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.
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Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Join Koa and Napopo on a 3D platformer adventure through the islands of Mara! Outwit traps, explore the ocean, maneuver dangerous environments, and have fun in 8 wild worlds on their quest to recover stolen pirate loot.
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Ankora: Lost Days
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
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Summer in Mara Prologue
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Summer in Mara.
A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure.
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Stories of Mara
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?
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Ankora: Lost Days - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
The opening act of Ankora: Lost Days. Discover the beginning of this adventure and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in the opening act of this cute-as-heck survival game.
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Bel's Fanfare
Single-player alternative to Summer in Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Summer in Mara.
Bel's Fanfare is an RPG with rich deep exploration and expressive combat. You play as Bel, the new aura cleaner of the once-luxurious vessel The Witch of the Sea.