Single-player games like Happy Game
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Happy Game, 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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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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Botanicula
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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Sparkles & Gems
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Two characters face head-to-head using their paddle and ball to shatter colour-matching gems and cascade rocks down on their opponent. Collect items and level up in Treasure Mode. Play through a visual novel-esque Story Mode. Or battle with a friend in 2P Mode!
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Samorost 1
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
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Samorost 2
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
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Cat Museum
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
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Little Misfortune
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
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Phonopolis
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
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Pilgrims
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
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Creaks
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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CHUCHEL
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!