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Single-player games like Dream Of Salmon

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dream Of Salmon, 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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    Save The Octo — Steam game cover

    Save The Octo

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Dream Of Salmon.

    Save the octo is an unusual reaction game for all fans of the genre. Plug the holes in the package with the octopus in time to save it from the leaking water and score as many points as possible.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PUGAD — Steam game cover

    PUGAD

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    PUGAD is a spearfishing horror game set on a secluded island in the Philippines. As a newbie diver, learn to hunt fish, upgrade your equipment, hone your diving skills, and discover what lurks in the depths.

    2026ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Sea - Director's cut remaster — Steam game cover

    Dead Sea - Director's cut remaster

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    A girl lost in the ocean infested by sharks. will you be able to make her survive, swimming without drawing attention of sharks? You will face a new breed of sharks more deadly than the great white shark, which leaves behind a trail of death and blood.

    2025IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OYASUMII — Steam game cover

    OYASUMII

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dwelling — Steam game cover

    Dwelling

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dream Of Salmon.

    Dwelling is a first-person Indian psychological horror game where you step into a haunted school as a police officer, invited to investigate, but not expected to leave alive.

    2024StrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Loam — Steam game cover

    Loam

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    Loam is a cooperative game in an infinite world where players gather resources, craft equipment, build structures on the land or at sea, explore and fight dangerous creatures alone or with friends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Underwater Life — Steam game cover

    Underwater Life

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    Underwater Life is an indie simulator game made in 2D graphics with pleasant musical accompaniment.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nurek (1982) — Steam game cover

    Nurek (1982)

    Single-player alternative to Dream Of Salmon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream Of Salmon.

    You take on the role of a diver who has been kidnapped by an organization that is using you to find some ancient artifacts. They have tried to obtain these artifacts in the same way but have failed, and they will not rest until they have them and place them on a statue.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →