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Single-player games like Fish Story

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Fish Story, 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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    A lost jellyfish: Return to its parents — Steam game cover

    A lost jellyfish: Return to its parents

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fish Story.

    A very short and memorable adventure of this above jellyfish kid to finding his parents. Use your mouse click to avoid the sea predators and eat planktonics. The story is a little cringey but will make you smile in the end.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Kaiyo Mission — Steam game cover

    The Kaiyo Mission

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fish Story.

    Control a submarine or a diver into the depths of unknown underwater worlds and take photographs of alien animals, plants and artefacts. Continue your journey through this casual, side-scroller, exploration game and collect stars to unlock more secrets before travelling to an alien home planet.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Machine Glow — Steam game cover

    Alien Machine Glow

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fish Story.

    A "identify-and-destroy" game using evasive tactics and featuring the acid wit from an elderly, grumpy WWII veteran Old Man Gill. Identify the aliens that hide among us from the humans, and call your helicopter-flying friend Gummer to eliminate them at the end of each level.

    ActionAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Celler — Steam game cover

    Celler

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fish Story.

    Design your own single-celled organism and dive into a vast microscopic world. Eat, fight, and unlock upgrades to survive the dangerous microcosm.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Django — Steam game cover

    Django

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fish Story.

    Django, a brave doberman left behind in the woods, will he find his way back to his family? Through the dangerous and breathtaking path of forest, you will play as django and explore the nature woods of Kodaikanal with dangerous and interesting wild animals on the way and uncovers the story behind.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Underwater Life — Steam game cover

    Underwater Life

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fish Story.

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

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pearls of the Oceans — Steam game cover

    Pearls of the Oceans

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fish Story.

    Together for the Planet! Evade and outsmart the many dangers of the oceans, collect the Pearls to save the World. Stay on your toes through 100 handcrafted levels and challenge yourself to climb the leaderboard and prevent the war to begin.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tasty Blue — Steam game cover

    Tasty Blue

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fish Story.

    Tasty Blue is an underwater side-scrolling eat 'em up game. You start as a small goldfish with an insatiable appetite. After being overfed by your owner, you'll escape into the ocean and eat everything that you encounter. The more you eat, the bigger you get!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mistake — Steam game cover

    Mistake

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fish Story.

    According to the assurances of scientists, the probability of an on-board computer error is only 0.0001%, but we should have pulled out this lucky ticket!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Fish Story: Gourmet Puzzle — Steam game cover

    Fish Story: Gourmet Puzzle

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Fish Story.

    The new adventures of Lucian and his friend XO! This time the friends are traveling through mysterious planets in search of delicacies!

    2021IndieCasual0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pair Of Stamps — Steam game cover

    Pair Of Stamps

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Fish Story.

    This fun find-a-pair puzzle game will help improve your attention and memory, making you smile and sometimes think, both the kid and the bearded guy.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Read Clock Time — Steam game cover

    Read Clock Time

    Single-player alternative to Fish Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Fish Story.

    Everyone knows the dial of a mechanical watch, but sometimes the position of the hands makes you wonder!?

    2022IndieCasual0.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →