Single-player games like Iona's Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Iona's Island, 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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Smushi Come Home
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
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Adorable Adventures
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
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Feather
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Feather is a multiplayer game about exploration, relaxation and immersion. Transform yourself into a bird, take flight, and enjoy a zen-like, picturesque landscape on your own terms. Swoop, glide, and backflip your way around mysterious locations to uncover hidden paths that only birds can follow!
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My Little Puppy
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
"There is a saying that when you depart from this world, the dog who went ahead will warmly welcome you." While spending time in dog heaven, Bong-gu the Welsh Corgi suddenly catches his dad's scent. Now, he embarks on a journey to meet his dad. Will Bong-gu be able to see his dad again?
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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Botanicula
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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Farewell North
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
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Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Single-player alternative to Iona's Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Iona's Island.
Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.