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Single-player games like Vanildo's Journey

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Vanildo's Journey, 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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    Wall — Steam game cover

    Wall

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    A short narrative adventure about friendship, loneliness, and staring at surfaces for meaning. Join your personal upright companion through an exploration into what it means to be Human, and what it means to be Wall.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Baby In Yellow — Steam game cover

    The Baby In Yellow

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kraken Academy!! — Steam game cover

    Kraken Academy!!

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!

    2021IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dinocop — Steam game cover

    Dinocop

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WTF Is Wrong With You? — Steam game cover

    WTF Is Wrong With You?

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Vanildo's Journey.

    Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

    2021AdventureSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — Steam game cover

    Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Robotherapy — Steam game cover

    Robotherapy

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tall Poppy — Steam game cover

    Tall Poppy

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!

    2021IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alone Again: The Countryside — Steam game cover

    Alone Again: The Countryside

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Vanildo's Journey.

    You live in Caçapava, in an isolated neighborhood, in the countryside. Mysterious creatures move around your house, you can’t protect yourself. Reach them or they will reach you...

    2022Indie10.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spooky Halloween in the Voxel World (Remake) — Steam game cover

    Spooky Halloween in the Voxel World (Remake)

    Single-player alternative to Vanildo's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vanildo's Journey.

    Welcome to the Voxel World! Halloween is about to begin and you are excited for your adventure! But remember, in this period, Voxel World is a dangerous place... Hunting season has begun! Don't forget your sword and always follow grandma's advice. The monsters won't go away alone...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →