Single-player games like Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy, 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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Grønland
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
Explore the frozen North, investigate your mysterious past, and try to remember... or forget. Grønland is a peculiar adventure game set in the lower Arctic of the late 19th century.
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MUSHROOMAN
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
Indie horror about giant killer mushrooms.
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Silent Research
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
Silent Research is a short, atmospheric horror experience. Explore a fog-drenched forest, recover your missing research, and escape—before the silence breaks.
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It Sleeps Below the Haar
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
A short exploration game, set in a secluded coastal village in North East Scotland. Explore Kellas Bay and it's surrounding forests, caves and ocean to uncover what lies beneath the fog-covered village.
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PANELKI
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
A utility worker earns for a ticket to leave the endless Siberian city of panel houses. Permafrost, day/night cycle, dynamic weather and open world. Feel the atmosphere of the northern city, having been in the role of a handyman. Now with multiplayer!
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Snowsquall Grip
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call.
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Eternal Haunt
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
A first-person atmospheric survival horror game set in Old Japan. Explore the claustrophobic labyrinth of Yuki-Onna's home, stay warm, scavenge for items and avoid her ten ghost children. Puzzle solutions and haunting scares shift, making every playthrough unique. Can you endure the relentless cold?
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Oxygen Train
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy.
Oxygen Train is an open-world survival train game. Wake up in a world lacking oxygen. Chop trees, mine, gather resources, upgrade your unique train. Survive by planting, fishing, farming, exploring, fighting. Build your train kingdom. Supports 1-8 online co-op.