Single-player games like Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Octodad: Dadliest Catch, 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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I Am Bread
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!
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Friendly Steps
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
A physics-based 1-4 player co-op disaster about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
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Donut County
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
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RoboSkate
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Roll the board. Whir the motors. Scrape the metal. RoboSkate is a short and challenging physics based adventure where you master the controls of a robotic arm stuck to a skateboard and overcome the trials of a short yet treacherous journey.
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Surgeon Simulator
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?
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Octodad (Student Edition)
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
You are Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family!
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Grandma, No!
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Step into Grandma’s slippers and wreak havoc in this physics-driven comedy where nothing stays under control—and that’s exactly the point. Fart, flop, and fumble your way through a home that refuses to behave.
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City Climber
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.
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Bugsnax
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!
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IndependANT
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!
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Antbassador
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Take control of The Antbassador, a giant human finger with a tophat, as he makes his way through a bustling ant colony. You must use your prodigious digit to help the citizens of Antopia without causing an international incident!
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Snakedate
Single-player alternative to Octodad: Dadliest Catch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Octodad: Dadliest Catch.
Welcome to Charmr, the premier dating app for snakes! Looking for love? Cruise around the club and wrap around your dates to show your affection!