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Single-player games like Critters for Sale

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Critters for Sale, 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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    Dissolution of My Self — Steam game cover

    Dissolution of My Self

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

    A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Remission of Sins — Steam game cover

    The Remission of Sins

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

    The Remission of Sins is a fully-voiced, multi-ending short horror visual novel. Depending on the player’s choice, it branches to 12 different endings.

    2020IndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEGENERATE STAR — Steam game cover

    DEGENERATE STAR

    Single-player alternative to Critters for Sale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Critters for Sale.

    Investigate the S.S Vandermeer and discover the fate of those aboard.

    2026IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lazarus A.D. 2222 — Steam game cover

    Lazarus A.D. 2222

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

    The final part of the Sons of Welder game series, set in a dystopian universe, which uniquely combines games from the Magnus series. A game that you can experience on two levels. Hand-drawn motion comics. A metaphorical journey into oneself. A mystical experience with a touch of good humor.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MEAT-GRINDER — Steam game cover

    MEAT-GRINDER

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

    Have a human MEATGRINDER with Obi the freelance hitman! Fulfill contracts all over the planet, open a beer, turn off your brain: it's time to kill and solve the financial problems of Obi and her peculiar family!

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magnus Positive Phototaxis — Steam game cover

    Magnus Positive Phototaxis

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

    Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.

    2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sara — Steam game cover

    Sara

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

    3 days, 3 dreams, and 3 worlds.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond a Total Loss — Steam game cover

    Beyond a Total Loss

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

    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.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yume Nikki — Steam game cover

    Yume Nikki

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

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into The Noid — Steam game cover

    Into The Noid

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

    An atmospheric and enjoyable Noid-like VR brick breaker. With simple, fun mechanics it's ready to deliver both the casual and skill-based experience in addictive bites.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rym 9000 — Steam game cover

    Rym 9000

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

    Rym 9000 is a hyperkinetic shooter inspired by Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Guxt. A treasure-hunting journey to the Moon developed by Sonoshee and composed by Roex. A unique high-octane experience conceived to stimulate your senses and make your eyes and ears bleed!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →