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Single-player games like Tamarin

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tamarin, 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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    The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone — Steam game cover

    The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tamarin.

    With your crack team and the help of the SmurfoMix, liberate the village of the Smurfs from the grip of the Green Stone!

    2023ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pond Scum: A Gothic Swamp Tale — Steam game cover

    Pond Scum: A Gothic Swamp Tale

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tamarin.

    Plunge into the mysterious Deep Swamp as Snappy the Caiman, navigating punishing platforming and collecting hidden Golden Fangs in this Dioramic VR adventure. Meet new friends, eat old ones, and remember: call your mother!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gwen The Hen 64 — Steam game cover

    Gwen The Hen 64

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tamarin.

    Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LUNA'S TALE — Steam game cover

    LUNA'S TALE

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tamarin.

    Help Luna in collecting coins, defeating enemies, overcoming hurdles and exploring huge worlds in saving her forest from the evil forces in this classic 3d platformer.

    2024ActionAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time on Frog Island — Steam game cover

    Time on Frog Island

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tamarin.

    Cast away on an island paradise complete with a cast of friendly frogs. Enjoy sandbox island life and explore at your own pace, solving sticky situations for your new friends and trading your way to fixing your ship!

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf — Steam game cover

    The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tamarin.

    Go on an adventure to save your forest! Gargamel, the evil sorcerer just created the VILEAF, a plant that has the ability to attract and capture the Smurfs... but it's also TOXIC! Embody 4 iconic Smurfs and heal the plants on your way to Gargamel's hovel: the whole forest depends on you!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Funko Fusion — Steam game cover

    Funko Fusion

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tamarin.

    Experience a festival of fandom like never before in Funko Fusion! Play through iconic worlds and mashup characters inspired by some of your favorite franchises in an action-adventure game with uniquely authentic, irreverent humor from the creative minds of 10:10 Games.

    2024ActionAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lorena and the Land of Ruins — Steam game cover

    Lorena and the Land of Ruins

    Single-player alternative to Tamarin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tamarin.

    Lorena and the Land of Ruins is a third-person 3D platform shooter in which you explore a beautiful fantasy world filled with many mysteries and ruins of the past!

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →