Single-player games like Kindergarten 2
Below are 10 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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Mars Underground
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kindergarten 2.
Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked. Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.
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Class of '09
Single-player alternative to Kindergarten 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kindergarten 2.
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!