Single-player games like Keeper
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Keeper, 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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Sword of the Sea
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.
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Herdling
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
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INDIKA
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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The Midnight Walk
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Follow The Midnight Walk in a dark adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. Befriend a lost lantern creature and light your way through a world of wonder and terror. Outsmart monsters and marvel at details in a landscape handcrafted with real clay and animated in a stop motion style.
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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Journey
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
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Stray
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
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Brothers
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Take care of your family! A family is under threat from a group of people, help them find a safe place, go through chases, create ways to escape the danger, and see the end of this story.
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Psychonauts
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
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Brutal Legend
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
- 16
Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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Spacebase DF-9
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
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Costume Quest
Single-player alternative to Keeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Keeper.
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.