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Single-player games like When the Embers Wake

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to When the Embers Wake, 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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    Bumblebee - Little Bee Adventure — Steam game cover

    Bumblebee - Little Bee Adventure

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    Bumblebee – Little Bee Adventure is a story-driven, narrative 3D flight exploration game in which you control a little bee on its journey to find a new home. On its quest to find a beautiful and fitting it discovers distant places, friendly and calm animals, and amazing and dangerously habitats.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shelter 3 — Steam game cover

    Shelter 3

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dordogne — Steam game cover

    Dordogne

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endling - Extinction is Forever — Steam game cover

    Endling - Extinction is Forever

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shelter 2 — Steam game cover

    Shelter 2

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LOST EMBER — Steam game cover

    LOST EMBER

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tree Simulator 2023 — Steam game cover

    Tree Simulator 2023

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    It's exactly what it sounds like! Have you ever wanted to be a tree? Do you like odd numbers? How about multiplayer, weather, seasons and more!? Well then this is the game for you! Come on down to a place where you will never want to leaf. Relax and be the best tree you can be. 1-250 players.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ — Steam game cover

    ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When the Embers Wake.

    THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trip to the Core — Steam game cover

    Trip to the Core

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with When the Embers Wake.

    Build three decks at once in a roguelike deckbuilder where 15 rebels fuse modular gear into broken combos across five shifting acts.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CHOMP CHOMP Carnage — Steam game cover

    CHOMP CHOMP Carnage

    Single-player alternative to When the Embers Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with When the Embers Wake.

    Eat everything. Grow big. The ocean's never looked this cozy and deadly at the same time. A fish-eat-fish arcade chomper where every creature is crafted from wool. Devour your way up the food chain in CHOMP CHOMP Carnage.

    2026ActionCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →