Single-player games like Paper Beast
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Beast, 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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Paper Beast - Folded Edition
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Beast.
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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A Fisherman's Tale
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Beast.
Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Beast.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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BONELAB
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Paper Beast.
BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.
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Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Paper Beast.
Join Red, Chuck, Bomb & the Blues to save the stolen eggs in Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, an immersive VR adventure! Discover the island where the greedy pigs vacation, slingshot your way to defeat Dr. Frankenswine & create/share/discover an infinite number of levels with the online level builder.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Paper Beast.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Beast.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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BONEWORKS
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paper Beast.
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
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Zeno Clash
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Beast.
Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world.
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From Dust
Single-player alternative to Paper Beast — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Paper Beast.
Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!