Single-player games like 808
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 808, 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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Moon and Away
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
A short, atmospheric, story-driven experience about a young woman searching for meaning in a world that no longer feels familiar.
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Metamorphosis
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
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The Old City: Leviathan
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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Sunlight
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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Thirty Flights of Loving
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with 808.
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
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Shake it Co!
Single-player alternative to 808 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 808.
Shake it Co! is a cozy incremental game about one tree and everything you can get out of it. Sell fruit at the mailbox, grab the coins, and upgrade your way to bigger harvests. Solo or up to 4 players!