Single-player games like DearMyFriend
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DearMyFriend, 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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Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an action RPG set in the same world as Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Features town-upgrading mechanics, fast-paced combat. A prequel to the world of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.
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Ocean's Heart
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Eastward
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
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LunarLux
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
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Touhou Blooming Soul
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DearMyFriend.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
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Ys X: Nordics
Single-player alternative to DearMyFriend — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DearMyFriend.
Explore uncharted islands, engage in fast-paced action combat, and experience the high seas adventures of unlikely allies Adol and Karja in Ys X: Nordics!