Single-player games like Valentines Cafe
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Valentines Cafe, 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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Braid
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Valentines Cafe.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
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Dungeons of Dredmor
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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Tooth and Tail
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
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Goat Simulator
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.
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Card Brawl
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Valentines Cafe.
A mix of Сard games and Roguelikes. Fight with monsters, craft your unique deck and kill bosses. Try experimenting with different combinations and strategies to complete all raids. Start monster hunting in this new deckbuilding game!
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Caramel Port
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
Sea strategy with elements of Tower Defense. Protect the Сaramel castle from the attacks of pirates. Get resources and build ships, improve your buildings and create new ones.
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The Firelord
Single-player alternative to Valentines Cafe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Valentines Cafe.
The Firelord is a platformer arena that tells of the adventures of a fire mage. Discover new abilities, create your own build and challenge the strongest fire magicians!