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Single-player games like Lone Chef

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Lone Chef, 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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    Reaper of Immortals — Steam game cover

    Reaper of Immortals

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Reaper of Immortals is a pixel-art adventure game, that tells the story of a lost reaper who is seeking his true purpose. Fight your way through countless enemies, reap everything that stands in your way, and find out the ultimate truth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fatal Claw — Steam game cover

    Fatal Claw

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Primal Planet — Steam game cover

    Primal Planet

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU — Steam game cover

    Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    AIR — Steam game cover

    AIR

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Lone Chef.

    Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Venture to the Vile — Steam game cover

    Venture to the Vile

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deepening Fire — Steam game cover

    Deepening Fire

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haiku, the Robot — Steam game cover

    Haiku, the Robot

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Lone Chef — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lone Chef.

    「Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition」 is a challenging 2D side-scrolling camera action game. Become our kitty protagonist and use its mysterious camera to copy and paste objects. The cat needs your creativity to reunite with its dear friend!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →