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Single-player games like Monorail Stories

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Monorail Stories, 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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    Bingus: My Beloved — Steam game cover

    Bingus: My Beloved

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    Bingus: My Beloved is a visual novel and dating sim where you choose to pursue Bingus or Big Floppa while you attend Zabloing Academy. Join your favorite high school club, make friends, and prepare to enter the Floppaverse! 💕

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survivor Dieland — Steam game cover

    Survivor Dieland

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Monorail Stories.

    You're gonna get yourself killed being out here all by your lonesome... There's monsters on this island! Besides, It's not always the beasts you should be afraid of... Beasts are easy to predict. They just want to kill and eat you. Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first...

    2021AdventureSimulation1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Home Sweet Homecoming — Steam game cover

    Home Sweet Homecoming

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Monorail Stories.

    After years abroad, Ryoutarou returns to his Japanese hometown to reconnect with old friends—and maybe find new love?! It's up to you to make this homecoming as sweet as can be in this rom-com visual novel from studio Hooksoft.

    2025AdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Machine Child — Steam game cover

    Machine Child

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Monorail Stories.

    Machine Child is a nurturing simulation by renowned illustrator Ooyari Ashito. Raise a daughter in a charming town and guide her through heartwarming moments. Journey with her on adventures and create unforgettable memories. Choices matter, her future is yours to shape.

    2026AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories — Steam game cover

    Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    Can you retain your humanity while fighting against a corporate biotech conspiracy? Play as the young hacker Chloe who confronts political plots as she fights for her friends and her neighbors. Your choices in building up relationships and communities can revolutionize into hope or hostility.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lil' Guardsman — Steam game cover

    Lil' Guardsman

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hello Goodboy — Steam game cover

    Hello Goodboy

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    A lost soul and his dog set out on an otherworldly trek through the afterlife in this wholesome, non-linear adventure game. Pass into the world beyond, perform acts of kindness for other souls, and mend mistakes from a forgotten past life - all with a very good boy by your side!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Final Profit: A Shop RPG — Steam game cover

    Final Profit: A Shop RPG

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Monorail Stories.

    FINAL PROFIT is a story driven shop-sim RPG. Gather products and find customers. Spend your hard-earned profits on upgrades and investments. Make far-reaching choices as you expand your business. And explore a world full of secrets on your quest to defeat capitalism by becoming the best at it!

    2023IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eselmir and the five magical gifts — Steam game cover

    Eselmir and the five magical gifts

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    Eselmir and the five magical gifts is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by the old classics of the genre. It tells the story of Eselmir and his journey to find the five magical lost gifts of King Theoson, leading the player to explore a charming imaginary world.

    2018IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I Misteri di Maggia — Steam game cover

    I Misteri di Maggia

    Single-player alternative to Monorail Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Monorail Stories.

    Released in 2004, "I Misteri di Maggia" is an amatorial point and click adventure game in first-person set in the small village of Maggia (Ticino, Switzerland)

    2018IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →