Single-player games like Kindergarten 2
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Kindergarten 2, 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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Kindergarten
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.
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Beyond a Total Loss
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
Beyond a Total Loss is a darkly humorous 2D action-adventure (with a dash of survival horror) about a balding moustachioed dim-witted drunk called John Harry, who comes to the conclusion that signing an unreadable contract in exchange for a gun maybe isn't the best of ideas.
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Kindergarten 3
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
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Metal Dead
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
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This Strange Realm Of Mine
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.
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Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.