Single-player games like Stories of Mara
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Stories of Mara, 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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Bard Harder!
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen?
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Merica Tale
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
This is a female-led alternate history visual novel where all historical figures have their genders reversed. The story begins with General Georgina Washington’s execution, and France falling alongside Merica. A young lady, Napoleon Bonaparte rises to challenge Queen Georgina III of Britain.
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永夜协奏曲
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
这是一部暗黑童话百合视觉小说。世界陷入永恒黑夜，白发少女辛芙拉目睹潮水淹没故乡，无家可归的她踏上了寻找庇护所的旅途。途中，辛芙拉从树上救下了金发女仆玛丽。两人一同前往高塔避难，并逐渐揭开世界陷入永恒黑夜的真相。
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D.W. The Picky Eater
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Stories of Mara.
Explore and share Marc Brown’s classic, adapted from the original storybook into an interactive animated adventure! D.W. and her entire family bring the story alive one word at a time, offering an easy to digest reading mode which is fully animated and voiced.
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Dangerous! TOO SWEET!!
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Stories of Mara.
Slava has an unusual hobby – he dresses up as a girl. One day a stranger from forum offered him to participate in a video contest as a lead actress. Slava immediately agreed. Little did he know, the “directors” would turn out to be his classmates.
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Open Spaces SE
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
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Telvoikai
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
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UNBEATABLE
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stories of Mara.
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
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Summer in Mara
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
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Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.
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Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Join Koa and Napopo on a 3D platformer adventure through the islands of Mara! Outwit traps, explore the ocean, maneuver dangerous environments, and have fun in 8 wild worlds on their quest to recover stolen pirate loot.
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Deiland: Pocket Planet
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.
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Ankora: Lost Days
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
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Summer in Mara Prologue
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Stories of Mara.
A demo of Summer in Mara. Discover the beginning of this adventure and take care of your island by harvesting your crops, fishing on your pond, and cooking. Enjoy the opening act to this farming adventure.
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Ankora: Lost Days - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
The opening act of Ankora: Lost Days. Discover the beginning of this adventure and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in the opening act of this cute-as-heck survival game.
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Bel's Fanfare
Single-player alternative to Stories of Mara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stories of Mara.
Bel's Fanfare is an RPG with rich deep exploration and expressive combat. You play as Bel, the new aura cleaner of the once-luxurious vessel The Witch of the Sea.