Single-player games like Valley
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Valley, 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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Slender: The Arrival
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valley.
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
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Mik
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valley.
Mik is an atmospheric, narrative-driven platformer, set in a post-apocalyptic world. What was once a thriving megastructure is now a rotting corpse of a facility, where you find yourself exploring fragments of the past.
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Firewatch
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
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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Downward: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Valley.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
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RiME
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Valley.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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Graveyard Keeper
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valley.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Rune Factory 5
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Valley.
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
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Submerged
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Valley.
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
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Coral Island
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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Roots of Pacha
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Valley.
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
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Travellers Rest
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Citadel: Forged with Fire
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valley.
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
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Guardians of the Wild Sky
Single-player alternative to Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Valley.
Survive, build, craft and explore a vast magical world as you capture and bond with powerful Guardians. Captain your own airship and sail the cloud seas. Build everything from cozy homes to flying castles. Explore this world solo or with friends; the skies are yours to conquer!