Single-player games like Bootstrap Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Bootstrap Island, 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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Disc Golf Adventure VR
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bootstrap Island.
Disc Golf in VR for when you can't (or don't want to) play outside!
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Disc Golf Adventure 2 VR
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bootstrap Island.
Disc Golf in VR for when you can't (or don't want to) play outside! The sequel!
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the ISLE survival
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bootstrap Island.
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
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Virtual Hunter
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bootstrap Island.
Virtual Hunter brings realistic hunting to virtual reality. Pack your gear and put your hunting skills and tactics to the test in the open wilderness.
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You Are a Bird
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bootstrap Island.
You Are a Bird is an immersive VR bird flight sim where your real arms become wings. Flap and angle your wings to explore and hunt in VR. Based on real bird flight mechanics and soaring flight physics.
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Green Hell VR
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bootstrap Island.
Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death
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Subside
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Bootstrap Island.
Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters
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Whitewater VR: Extreme Kayaking Adventure
Single-player alternative to Bootstrap Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Bootstrap Island.
Get ready to paddle through some of the world's wildest, and most challenging rapids in breathtaking VR. With stunning graphics, realistic physics, and heart-pumping action, you'll race against the clock as you navigate through wild waters filled with obstacles and surprises.