Single-player games like Happy Game
Below are 14 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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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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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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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!
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Bulb Boy
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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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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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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Rusty Lake Hotel
Single-player alternative to Happy Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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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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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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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.