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Single-player games like Mayfly

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mayfly, 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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    Anamorphine — Steam game cover

    Anamorphine

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Invisum Piscium 嫌魚 — Steam game cover

    Invisum Piscium 嫌魚

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    An atmosphere-driven walking simulator where you explore familiar yet unsettling spaces, interact with fragmented conversations, and influence partial changes in the world through small actions, observation, and quiet choices that shape how the experience unfolds.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Gardens Between — Steam game cover

    The Gardens Between

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beginner's Guide — Steam game cover

    The Beginner's Guide

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fibrillation HD — Steam game cover

    Fibrillation HD

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

    2017IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Before Your Eyes — Steam game cover

    Before Your Eyes

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thirty Flights of Loving — Steam game cover

    Thirty Flights of Loving

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 — Steam game cover

    [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件

    Single-player alternative to Mayfly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mayfly.

    The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →