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Single-player games like Earthworms

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Earthworms, 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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    Dinner with an Owl: Owl Observatory — Steam game cover

    Dinner with an Owl: Owl Observatory

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

    A surreal point-and-click adventure about time loops, perception, and a dinner you can never leave.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bad Dream: Coma — Steam game cover

    Bad Dream: Coma

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

    Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

    2017IndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lucid Dream Adventure — Steam game cover

    Lucid Dream Adventure

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

    Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

    2018IndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tormentum - Dark Sorrow — Steam game cover

    Tormentum - Dark Sorrow

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

    TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.79 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Botanicula — Steam game cover

    Botanicula

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

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Samorost 3 — Steam game cover

    Samorost 3

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

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TSIOQUE — Steam game cover

    TSIOQUE

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

    TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual6.29 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest — Steam game cover

    Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest

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

    Once upon a time, the Grim Reaper chose the wrong door. Angelo – a young lazy bum-a-holic, oh sorry - a blogger, powered only by his blogging skills, must turn on “point-n-click adventure” mode, go around the inferno, meet the locals, and somehow get back home. Enjoy Hell! We made it just for you.

    2019IndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Twin Peaks VR — Steam game cover

    Twin Peaks VR

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

    Twin Peaks VR brings people into the world of Twin Peaks using the immersive technology of VR. Based on the iconic television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, players will be able to experience several locations from the show including the Red Room, Glastonbury Grove, Sheriff's Department, Glass Box Observation and more.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bouncy Bob — Steam game cover

    Bouncy Bob

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

    Simple experimental one button local multiplayer game. Perfect for parties with friends (up to 4 people on 1 keyboard). It also has a single mode in which you jump on platforms and use double jumps and multiple power-ups to defeat the army of the undead!

    2017ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →