Single-player games like Dad's Monster House
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dad's Monster House, 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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Woolly Boy and the Circus
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
'Woolly boy and the Circus' is a hand-painted style puzzle game. The game mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Our woolly boy, who is trapped in the "Big Pineapple Circus" and searching for a way out.
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ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.
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Rusty Lake Hotel
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
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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Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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Smile For Me
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
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Rusty Lake: Roots
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
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One Way: The Elevator
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dad's Monster House.
One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.
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Isoland
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
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Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Dad's Monster House.
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.
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Forgotten Hill Tales
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
A spin-off series of short stories set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill
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PumpKin Majo
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Our pumpkin witch tries to avoid hitting the evil pumpkins and stay away from other enemies while collecting green orbs and trying to reach the highest score on halloween. So it takes a lot of effort to make the highest score on halloween.
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Sunset Hills
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......
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Little Triangle
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!
- 15
Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.
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Tales of the Mirror
Single-player alternative to Dad's Monster House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dad's Monster House.
Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.