Single-player games like Octodad (Student Edition)
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Octodad (Student Edition), 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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The Box is Alive
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
Roll, tumble, and launch your way to delivery in this wacky physics-based 3D platformer! Master chaotic controls, unpack new abilities, and pick up fellow packages as you ship it to your final destination.
- 2
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
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I Am Fish
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Octodad (Student Edition).
I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.
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I Am Bread
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
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!
- 5
Soviet Bear Uni Adventure
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
Soviet Bear Uni Adventure is a painfully challenging physics-based action/adventure game. Pedal and lean to stay upright and overcome each crazy obstacle.
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Angry Cleaner VR
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Octodad (Student Edition).
The night shift has gone wrong. In Angry Cleaner VR, you’re the janitor in an office full of secrets. Move quietly, take them down one by one, and leave no one behind.
- 7
Only go up™
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
Get up there to avoid the rising water! It's scary, but you have to step up. It's up to you to adapt to reality or struggle.
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Vaccine Delivery Simulator
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
Vaccine Delivery Simulator is a fun challenging game. You must manage to deliver the vaccine to the infected. Your accuracy is important! Most of the game, you'll be throwing the vaccine
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IndependANT
Single-player alternative to Octodad (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Octodad (Student Edition).
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 (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Octodad (Student Edition).
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 (Student Edition) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Octodad (Student Edition).
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!