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Single-player games like Wavetale

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Wavetale, 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 Rum Tale — Steam game cover

    A Rum Tale

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    In this platform game you will embody a drunken pirate in search of a lost cargo of rum. But will you be able to face the challenges that will arise before you?

    2023Adventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elon and the Divine Proof — Steam game cover

    Elon and the Divine Proof

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Elon found himself on a beautiful beach with dozens of tasty burgers. He didn't know how he got there. He decided to embark on a mission to collect all the burgers scattered around the island.

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    G-ASTRO — Steam game cover

    G-ASTRO

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Play as a hyperintelligent, intergalactic, space Snail on a mission across the universe. Discover wildlife and plantlife to determine whether this world is habitable for snail-kind.

    2025AdventureCasual2.50 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kalanoro — Steam game cover

    Kalanoro

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Kalanoro is an action-adventure platformer where you build a band of lemur artists. Explore Lemuria, recruit lemur musicians, grow your band and use platforming and combat to fight the witch Raneny, one song at a time.

    2026ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Captain Sharkbait: Voyage for Treasure — Steam game cover

    Captain Sharkbait: Voyage for Treasure

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Ahoy, matey! Join the famously unlucky Captain Sharkbait known far and wide for his name... and his two peg legs! Could his fortunes finally be changing when a mysterious bottle washes ashore?

    2025ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nyra and the Garden of Moros — Steam game cover

    Nyra and the Garden of Moros

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    The prison of Moros is broken. Seek the legendary seals of the Keepers in this moody, open world, action-adventure. Nyra must remake the prison before the corruption of Moros comes to full bloom.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Braveboy — Steam game cover

    Braveboy

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Pick your breed, and build your clan. An open-world adventure about a pup from the Scottish highlands destined to lead a rebellion against the evil Cat King Of England.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hymble Ventures — Steam game cover

    Hymble Ventures

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    A quirky, nonsensical adventure where you relive the classic era of collectathon platformers with a modern polish and heartfelt narrative. Explore whimsical worlds and unlock wacky abilities as you progress through a diverse set of puzzles, obstacles and denizens.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Submerged: Hidden Depths — Steam game cover

    Submerged: Hidden Depths

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

    2022Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sonic Generations Collection — Steam game cover

    Sonic Generations Collection

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

    2011ActionDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valheim — Steam game cover

    Valheim

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Pathless — Steam game cover

    The Pathless

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered — Steam game cover

    Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

    2022ActionAdventureCasual59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solar Ash — Steam game cover

    Solar Ash

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wavetale.

    From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SteamWorld Heist II — Steam game cover

    SteamWorld Heist II

    Single-player alternative to Wavetale — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →