Single-player games like WaxHeart
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to WaxHeart, 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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Always in Mind
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
Wield extraordinary powers born from forgotten memories to escape a subconscious on the brink of collapse. Team up with Proxy, a living archive of your family’s history, as you slow time, bend gravity, and manifest memories in a coming-of-age adventure where technology and imagination collide.
- 2
Al'ulA
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
Al’ulA is a first-person non-euclidean puzzle game set in a strange fractal dimension inspired by medieval Morocco. You will use an alien artefact to solve puzzles while guided by a strange alien entity.
- 3
Bunderkin: The Ocular Eclipse
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
Trapped in a 3‑day time loop, you must master each moment and live the perfect day or watch the town that despises you fall into darkness.
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Stalhart
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
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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Island of Mind
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
A traveler is lost in an unexpected frontier: the mind of another person. Wander through the Island of Mind, a beautifully mysterious platformer dense with puzzles and secrets.
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FOQUES
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
The Debut title from award-winning indie studio TheVampire’sManor, FOQUES is a passion project years in the making. FOQUES is a third person, action-adventure turned survival horror based on oil painted techniques and eldritch horror, following Kari; an arctic fox who must now be faster than death.
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Bobo and the Chest of Nightmares
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
Jump, glide, and outsmart traps in this spooky 3D platformer! Smash obstacles, solve puzzles, and fend off evil spirits to defeat The Dream Master. Collect hidden treasures and restore joy to a world shrouded in darkness!
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Nachtmahr
Single-player alternative to WaxHeart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with WaxHeart.
Nachtmahr is a third-person adventure where you play as a magical unicorn, exploring five realms filled with puzzles, collectibles, and secrets. Uncover a poetic story as you journey through a world of wonder and magic.