Single-player games like Whistling Waters
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Whistling Waters, 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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Arctic Anxiety
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.
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Land of Zympaia The New Light
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
You start out as a farmer in the world, alone and with nothing in hand, you must work your way up to survive.
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DREADMOOR
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
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Undesired Catch
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Whistling Waters.
A short horror game in where you retrieve captured creatures in an abandoned scientific installation with your fishing ship.
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Seas of Hydra
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
“Seas of Hydra” is a cozy fishing survival game that takes place in a fantasy realm where the player is tasked with satisfying the eternal hunger of The Lighthouse Turtle. Catch unique sea creatures to sell to the local Seagull merchant to improve your fishing arsenal and sate the turtle’s hunger!
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降妖神兵
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
《降妖神兵》是一款以刷装备刷宝为核心玩法的古装单机游戏，并辅以经营元素如种菜、挖矿等，敌人和宝箱可以无限重置，打败boss获得不同品质的装备，从一无所有到战力巅峰，成为村民敬仰的大侠！
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Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Whistling Waters.
Catch & Cook is a fishing adventure game in which you are not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. Explore the ocean, catch fish and cook them in your own restaurant. A wide variety of fish, recipes and gameplay mechanics await you. So, what are you waiting for?
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A House of Thieves
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Whistling Waters.
A House of Thieves is a level-based stealth comedy-horror game about a Thief who doesn't go shopping but instead takes his shopping list and breaks into random houses to get his things.
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Bunny Hop
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Whistling Waters.
A simple, yet challenging, 2D platforming game based in a world of exploration and hope.
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Convenient
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive and escape the Oldlake Stalker after being chained in the basement of a convenience store.
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Project Proxima
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore a star system while surviving the harsh conditions of space and whatever lurks in the darkness.
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Ice Eyes
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Whistling Waters.
Build a snowman to keep the monster at bay and throw snowballs to defend yourself in this Christmas horror game!
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Carrot Cake
Single-player alternative to Whistling Waters — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In this Easter Horror Game compete in the mini games, solve puzzles, and escape the Easter Bunny. PS1 style survival horror!