Single-player games like Once Upon a Jester
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Once Upon a Jester, 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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Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is a frog-obsessed comedy adventure featuring tactical frog battles, bizarre quests, and the mother of all frogs: the motherfrogger.
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Everybody Wham Wham
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
Compete to build the best snowman in a story-driven, winter adventure! Make friends at the festival, tune in to the Wham Wham Radio Station and uncover the hidden truth behind Wham Wham the Snowman-man. Can you build, decorate and sabotage your way to the festival grand prize?
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Everhood 2
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
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Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
In this turn-based RPG, wield powerful legendary instruments, gather mighty riff attacks and save the land from Rick Riffson's devilish goons and musical hybrid monsters!
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Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
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Giraffe and Annika
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Lovable, cat-eared Annika sets off on a grand quest on the Island of Spica! 3D adventure & rhythm action genres mesh in the lush, pastoral and beautiful manga-inspired world of Giraffe and Annika!
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Kindergarten 3
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
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Moonlighter
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.