Single-player games like While Waiting
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to While Waiting, 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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Bulbo's Belief System
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with While Waiting.
Bulbo's Belief System is a puzzle-platformer where knowledge is both a tool and an obstacle. Bulbo believes everything he's told, letting him see, move, and interact, but he can forget! Erase walls from existence, ignore gravity and manage conflicting beliefs to solve cute mind-bending challenges.
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Fruit Hoop 2
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with While Waiting.
Oh no! Fruit is falling from the sky!!! Catch the fruit in your hoop!!
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Button City
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.
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Royalty Free-For-All
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with While Waiting.
Public domain worlds collide in this approachable hand-drawn party brawler featuring Lancelot, Nessie, Mother Goose, and more!
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Don't Stare
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
A cartoony narrative platformer where you avoid extroverts who want to talk to you!
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Lost in Play
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with While Waiting.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Lots of Cats on an Adventure
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
“Lots of Cats on an Adventure” is a game where you find hidden cats in comic strips, meow!
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Moncage
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.
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Rinthine
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Brave the depths of an ever-changing labyrinth in search of secrets, treasures—or simply a place to call home.