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Single-player games like MAFATE

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MAFATE, 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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    Adapta Solva — Steam game cover

    Adapta Solva

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

    Embark on a journey through a mysterious dying forest. Absorb magical powers, punch, climb, freeze, and dash your way through elemental obstacles, rescue lost creatures, and restore life to a forgotten world while uncovering the secrets of its past.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightscape — Steam game cover

    Nightscape

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

    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.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dorc — Steam game cover

    Dorc

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

    In a world ruled by »them«, Dorc's grandpa has a plan: a time machine. But when a jump goes wrong, Dorc is stranded across time. Change the past to shape the future in this story-driven adventure platformer with cute characters and clever time mechanics.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deer & Boy — Steam game cover

    Deer & Boy

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

    In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farewell North — Steam game cover

    Farewell North

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dordogne — Steam game cover

    Dordogne

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

    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.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arise: A Simple Story — Steam game cover

    Arise: A Simple Story

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

    Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planet of Lana II — Steam game cover

    Planet of Lana II

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

    As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →