Single-player games like DDR: The Beginning
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DDR: The Beginning, 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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Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
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Blackfield
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
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Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
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Living Shadows
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
In Living Shadows, explore a dystopian future where humans and shadows have been separated. Solve puzzles, face challenges, and dive into a deep narrative as you uncover hidden secrets in a dark world.
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Lionheart: The Spirit Within
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Play as a boy who cannot fight and a lion who can. Switch instantly between two interconnected worlds in a hand-painted 2.5D metroidvania where stealth, combat and exploration work together to help you rescue your parents.
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Greetings from El Rey
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.
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RaidKids
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
This world should leave nothing behind.
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Dwalm
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Work your way through the city by day and navigate strange dreamscapes by night, exploring your memories and recalling what was lost. Dwalm is an adventure platformer that takes you through both childish dreams and traumatic memories alike.