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Single-player games like Short Trip

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Short Trip, 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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    みんなで Physical TRAIN ~チャムランド国営鉄道~ — Steam game cover

    みんなで Physical TRAIN ~チャムランド国営鉄道~

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    A physics-based railway game where you can freely run trains in a diorama world inspired by digital model railways.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I commissioned some cats 3 — Steam game cover

    I commissioned some cats 3

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    I paid artists to hide cats and wool in 15 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.

    2023IndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    I commissioned some cats 7 — Steam game cover

    I commissioned some cats 7

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    I paid artists to hide cats and wool in 15 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.

    2023IndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nature Atelier — Steam game cover

    Nature Atelier

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    A decorative design game where you can create with natural specimens. There are no rules or limitations—unleash your imagination and craft your own masterpiece!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss — Steam game cover

    Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    Build the cat café of your dreams in this cozy management life sim. Care for cats, explore a folkloric city, and fill hearts with delight through the power of cats, coffee, and community. 🐱

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plantify — Steam game cover

    Plantify

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    Plantify is a third-person farming game which focuses on a small cat learning how to properly take care of plants.

    2026IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SuiCats — Steam game cover

    SuiCats

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    SuiCats is an engaging puzzle game where you combine kittens to create amazing cat cascades. Diverse physics and a humorous design will keep you smiling while playing SuiCats. Join the feline adventure and break the high score today!

    2023IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scraps - Hellmouth Creek — Steam game cover

    Scraps - Hellmouth Creek

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    A scrapbooking adventure. Ride bikes, float down rivers, and explore the woods while capturing photos and arranging your own scrapbook pages.

    2026Indie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    This War of Mine — Steam game cover

    This War of Mine

    Single-player alternative to Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Short Trip.

    In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

    2014IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →