Single-player games like Herdling
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Herdling, 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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Farewell North
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
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Nightscape
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
A young girl and her goat friend explore a world where the stars have fallen to earth. Nightscape is a 2.5D atmospheric adventure where you wield stellar powers, explore an ancient Arabian land, and overcome deadly creatures. Help Layla return the stars to the sky and find her missing father.
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Endling - Extinction is Forever
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
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Keeper
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Herdling.
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding
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Neva
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
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Hindsight
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
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Dordogne
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
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Röki
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
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Sword of the Sea
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
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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The Pathless
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.
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Journey
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
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Omno
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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The Guardian
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
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Time Flies
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Time Flies is a little adventure about our limited time in this world.
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FAR: Lone Sails
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
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FAR: Changing Tides
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herdling.
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
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PinKeep
Single-player alternative to Herdling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Herdling.
A Pinball-based Tower Defense Roguelite! Weaponize your flippers to defend your Keep against hordes of knights. Build bumpers, spinners and other contraptions to discover mighty combos and powerful synergies!