Single-player games like Pilgrims
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Pilgrims, 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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CHUCHEL
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
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Day of the Dead: Solitaire Collection
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Step into the Realm of the Dead! Master 300+ Solitaire levels, collect mystical cards, and decorate your very own cemetery in this hauntingly beautiful Day of the Dead adventure. Dare to enter?
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Secret Cats - Spooky
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pilgrims.
Dive into the enchanting world of "Secret Cats - Spooky" a hidden object game where your mission is to uncover every cat hidden within stunning hand-painted artwork. Let your keen eye and curiosity guide you through this captivating journey.
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3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pilgrims.
Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!
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Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
A modern, funny and family-friendly point & click adventure about cats, Star Trek and life itself. Created in the spirit of the classics of the genre.
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Botanicula
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Samorost 2
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
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To the Moon
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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Creaks
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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Happy Game
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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Phonopolis
Single-player alternative to Pilgrims — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pilgrims.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.