Single-player games like ChildStory
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to ChildStory, 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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Seed of God
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with ChildStory.
Seed of God is a epic scale turnbased Battle 2D/3d JRPG with a characterdriven story that will take you on a unforgettable journey in the style of FinalFantasy. Face choices that define your morale(Good/Bad) and change events as you explore a fantasy world and unfold this epic saga
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Fateward
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
An RPG that plays out in film and bends with every decision and every path you take. A young adventurer leaves his home and walks into legend: a sentient blade at his side, gods watching, an old danger stirring at the frontier of the kingdom. The fate of the world is yours to shape.
- 3
地獄廚房RPG
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
地獄廚房rpg是一個小品的獨立製作遊戲， 玩家會在此體驗主角小樂在地獄廚房裡的冒險， 快來體驗在地獄廚房rpg的冒險吧!
- 4
유어 블라이트
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
'Your Blight' is a turn-based dark fantasy RPG that survives in a city sealed off by the appearance of a vampire. Survive for a limited time of 21 days. Explore the city. Meet the survivors. And uncover the secrets surrounding you and the world.
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The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
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Shadows Over Loathing
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
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Word Game
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
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Athenian Rhapsody
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ChildStory.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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DELTARUNE
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
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ChildStory 2: Say Cheese!
Single-player alternative to ChildStory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with ChildStory.
Say Cheese is a farmer simulator with roguelike elements, in which Sonya will not only develop her own cheese factory, but also find out the reason why everyone in the city has nightmares at night.