Single-player games like pond thing
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to pond thing, 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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The Casting of Frank Stone™
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
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CLeM
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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INDIKA
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Rusty Lake Hotel
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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The Crow's Eye
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Consumables
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A humorous and bizarre puzzle game! Absurd plots, strange puzzles, and unexpected endings await you. Find the only survival ending and help the protagonist trapped in a strange world return home.
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soul balance
Single-player alternative to pond thing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
A Cute Doodle-Style Clear-Screen Battle Game. Control Four Unique Little Robots, Fight and Rampage Inside a Bionic Body That Has Awakened Self-Consciousness!