Single-player games like Tick's Tales
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tick's Tales, 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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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
- 2
Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
- 3
The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
- 4
Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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McPixel
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!
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The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
Be a Bard! The challenge awaits!!Join Finn the bard as he undertakes "The King's Challenge" and see if he has what it takes to not only survive, but to write the greatest song in all of the land of Uir!
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Full Throttle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
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Dude, Stop
Single-player alternative to Tick's Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tick's Tales.
"So, I made a game, right? I filled it with harmless funny puzzles, narrated it a little bit, and then players started making fun of it! They broke the game, ignored my rules! They... they... laughed at me! As if it was some kind of a joke! Why do they have to be so mean?!" - developer of Dude, Stop