Single-player games like Joyville
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Joyville, 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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Joyville 2
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joyville.
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
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Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Joyville.
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
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Poppy Playtime
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joyville.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
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Skinfreak
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Joyville.
The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection?
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Joyville.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Rewind Or Die
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joyville.
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
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Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joyville.
Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
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Rainbow Gate
Single-player alternative to Joyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Joyville.
Rainbow Gate is a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory and amusement park that was once full of joy, but has now become a deadly trap. You are trapped in a twisted game, forced to find a way to escape from the lurking shadows and relentless Animatronics before it’s too late.