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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 →
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    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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    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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    100 hidden cats 2 — Steam game cover

    100 hidden cats 2

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

    Hidden object game in the city setting. Black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Ultra hard! Really very difficult!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FIND ALL 3: Travel — Steam game cover

    FIND ALL 3: Travel

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

    Look for hidden cats, raccoons, other animals and objects, color this painted world. You have to go on an exciting journey through different levels. More than 1500 items of varying difficulty are waiting for you!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Russian Subway Dogs — Steam game cover

    Russian Subway Dogs

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

    A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Compete in online leaderboards and progress through a challenging campaign while unlocking guest critters from your fave games! Juggle vodka, bark fire, cook bears, and more! Can you steal enough food to survive?

    2018ActionIndie14.99 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 →