Single-player games like Once Upon a Jester
Below are 14 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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Boyce the Voice
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Boyce the Voice is a fast-paced rhythm game where an you play Boyce! An unlikely voice actor who is on a mission to change the world...with his voice! Embark on 6 custom designed levels where only quick thinking, wit, and speedy fingers can win the day!
- 2
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!🎵
- 3
DJ till Dawn
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Struck by DJnesia, you must rebuild your sound from scratch in a rhythm roguelite where you battle wild crowds with DJ finger guns, sick beats, and overpowered music gear.
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There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Inherit a crumbling English hotel and restore it by day—while battling ghosts by night. With a sardonic cat, a talking power tool, and a twisting supernatural plot, this is a musical mystery unlike any other. Will you be able to hold it together while everything around you falls apart?
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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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Bits & Bops
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Bits & Bops is a collection of original rhythm mini-games! Filled with catchy music, snappy gameplay and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation, Bits & Bops is sure to brighten your day.
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Afterlove EP
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once Upon a Jester.
From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.
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SPOOKWARE
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.
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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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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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Schedule I
Single-player alternative to Once Upon a Jester — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Upon a Jester.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
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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.
- 13
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.
- 14
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?