Single-player games like Puppergeist
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Puppergeist, 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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RhythMania
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Puppergeist.
A vibrant rhythm anthology with one-button mini-games, colorful art, and a wide range of Brazilian musical styles!
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Bits & Bops
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Puppergeist.
Bits & Bops is a collection of original rhythm mini-games! Filled with catchy music, snappy gameplay and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation, Bits & Bops is sure to brighten your day.
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Rift of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Puppergeist.
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
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Once Upon a Jester
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!
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Koira
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Puppergeist.
Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.
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Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
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Wandersong
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puppergeist.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
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LOST EMBER
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
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.
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Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...
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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puppergeist.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
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Neversong
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
Help little Peet hack-and-slash his way through a beautifully haunting coma. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane grown-ups, and sad children looking for their mommies.
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The King's Bird
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Puppergeist.
Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.
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Lifeless Moon
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Puppergeist.
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
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Half Past Fate
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puppergeist.
Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.
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Land of Screens
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Puppergeist.
When Holland’s social media is lit ablaze by a recent breakup, she embarks on a new mission to ditch the social media saturation and discover some real-world relationships among a Land of Screens.
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Pixel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Puppergeist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Puppergeist.
A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.