Single-player games like Sephonie
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Sephonie, 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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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sephonie.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
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Even the Ocean
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sephonie.
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
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Angeline Era
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sephonie.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Here Comes Niko!
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sephonie.
Here Comes Niko! is the cozy 3D platformer for tired people! You play as Niko traveling across scenic islands. Make new friends, catch fish, solve puzzles, snag bugs, and more! Oh, Did I mention your boss is a frog?
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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sephonie.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Arise: A Simple Story
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sephonie.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
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Lemma
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sephonie.
Immersive first-person parkour in a surreal, physics-driven voxel world. Every move can modify the environment. Surfaces pop in and out of existence at will.
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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sephonie.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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Anodyne
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sephonie.
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
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All Our Asias
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sephonie.
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
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Danchi Days
Single-player alternative to Sephonie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sephonie.
A slice-of-life adventure with a comedic-yet-bittersweet story set in a 2000s Japanese neighborhood! Play as 12-year-old Hoshino, revive a summer festival, and reconnect with neighbors and her grandma living with dementia.