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
- 1
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.
- 2
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?
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
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.
- 6
Trine 6: Together in Time
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Trine 6: Together in Time is a co-op puzzle platformer for 1–4 players. Wit, timing, and teamwork collide as you solve perplexing puzzles, engage cunning creatures, and traverse perilous paths in the next adventure through Trine’s iconic fantasy world.
- 7
Stalhart
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Play as a deer in a cinematic platforming adventure where nature isn't what it seems. Leap across danger, evade relentless machines, and venture beyond the forest as a greater tale unfolds.
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Little Nightmares
Single-player alternative to DDR: The Beginning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DDR: The Beginning.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.