Single-player games like Chef Buba
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Chef Buba, 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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Adapta Solva
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
Embark on a journey through a mysterious dying forest. Absorb magical powers, punch, climb, freeze, and dash your way through elemental obstacles, rescue lost creatures, and restore life to a forgotten world while uncovering the secrets of its past.
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Fable of Sand Paws
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
Sand Paw is an adventurous cat who is looking for treasures! Explore the 3D dioramas, rotate the camera to find hidden locations, move blocks and platforms, solve puzzles, find and collect all the lost treasures!
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Sands of Hope
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
A chill exploration game with physics-based magnetic cubes! You're Hope, a lil' robot on a quest to restore the water flow. Build structures, expand your inventory, help the villagers, and pet the dog!
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Rob Riches
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
Plan your steps carefully as you traverse ancient temples, filled with dangerous traps and puzzles.
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Elli
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
A whimsical hand-crafted single-player adventure. Discover a delightful world, inhabited by the playful and usually helpful Mandragora. Collect gems and and hidden coins and exchange them for a variety of robes, staffs and hats. Simple pick up and play controls, suitable for kids and big kids!
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Solar Voltage
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
After a huge solar storm destroyed their ship and left them stranded, help Volt and her crewmates escape the dangerous planet filled with deadly robots and a mysterious AI.
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Tumble Egg
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Chef Buba.
A colorful physics-based 3D ball platformer where you play as an egg. Traverse levels across the four seasons and discover new creatures, exciting mechanics, and charming aesthetics. Collect challenging coins and speedrun levels to test your skills.
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Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King
Single-player alternative to Chef Buba — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chef Buba.
The famous German kobold Pumuckl is back with a 3D puzzle adventure game “Pumuckl and the Crown of the Pirate King”. The player controls Pumuckl through 3D puzzle levels, plays mini-games, solves tricky challenges and has to defeat scary enemies.