Single-player games like While Waiting
Below are 8 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
- 1
Just Crow Things
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
You're a little crow trying to prove herself to the world. Make new animal friends, poop on unsuspecting hoomans, and steal all the shiny trinkets! Each level is a little sandbox full of fun items to discover and puzzles to solve, while leaving a bit of chaos behind. Why? Just caws!
- 2
Thank Goodness You're Here!
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
- 3
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.
- 4
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!
- 5
Cureocity
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
“People think battles need powerful weapons, but strategy at hand is key."The story follows a rookie adventurer and a new healer in a dungeon quest, with the core gameplay involving hand-picked methods using weapons and items. Fight or purify? Heal or alter? The choice is in your hands.
- 6
Lost But Found
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with While Waiting.
Organize and give out lost items! Lost But Found is a job simulator game where you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, collect stickers, and more.
- 7
Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.
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Finding Paradise
Single-player alternative to While Waiting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with While Waiting.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.