Single-player games like A Short Hike
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to A Short Hike, 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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Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with A Short Hike.
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
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Lil Gator Game
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!
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Haven Park
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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Grow Home
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
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Smushi Come Home
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
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TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
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Eastshade
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
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Donut County
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
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Little Kitty, Big City
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Unpacking
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with A Short Hike.
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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GRIS
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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Lake
Single-player alternative to A Short Hike — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Short Hike.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.