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Single-player games like Wildwood Down

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Wildwood Down, 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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    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami — Steam game cover

    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping — Steam game cover

    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective — Steam game cover

    The Darkside Detective

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island — Steam game cover

    Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard — Steam game cover

    Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit — Steam game cover

    Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged — Steam game cover

    Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mutropolis — Steam game cover

    Mutropolis

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DAVE THE DIVER — Steam game cover

    DAVE THE DIVER

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Wildwood Down.

    DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alum — Steam game cover

    Alum

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wildwood Down.

    Guide Alum on his journey through the "Land of Tide". Help him discover the truth about his city, Kosmos, and the mysterious epidemic known as "The Vague". As the tale unfolds, it will keep you enthralled all the way up to its epic conclusion. Alum is an original point-and-click adventure game.

    2015IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sentry City — Steam game cover

    Sentry City

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wildwood Down.

    Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Engines — Steam game cover

    Dark Engines

    Single-player alternative to Wildwood Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Choose a juggernaut and blast through a dark fantasy campaign of brutal car combat, bosses, and unlocks. Then bring the carnage online in tight team-based multiplayer where explosives, magic, and heavy metal decide who survives.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →