Single-player games like Bulb Boy
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Bulb Boy, 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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Isolomus
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
- 2
The Breadmaker
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Welcome to the kitchen of the future! Learning to cook has never been simpler! Enjoy five days of easy to understand recipes guided by our brand new automated instructor. As she helps you with each day's lessons you'll discover that cooking isn't really as scary as you thought.
- 3
Year Walk
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
- 4
Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
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In Full Bloom
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for the world around it. There is only one way.
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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No Ghost in Stay Home
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
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The White Door
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy.
Nightmare is a single-player survival-horror game. Once in a bad dream, you will have to decide: find a way to wake up or stay in it forever.
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Play as the New kid in South Park and join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life - a snow day!
- 13
Ren & Stimpy Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy, Collection
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Hey, man! Ren & Stimpy are back in a collection of games that will satisfy even the sickest little monkeys. Don't be an eediot - add this to your game library today, you filthy swine!
- 14
The Office Quest
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy.
Every day in the office is the same, clicking the same keys, attending the same boring meetings, wearing the same fluffy monster onesies, until something strange and magical happens. Now you need to sneak away, no matter how!
- 15
Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Bulb Boy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!