Single-player games like That Dragon, Cancer
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to That Dragon, Cancer, 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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I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
A narrative walking experience through the real lives of women living under Islamic law in Iran. Their stories were never meant to be heard. Now you can walk through them.
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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
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GRUNND
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
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103
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Help Lily use her imagination to unlock her memories and relive the events of a night that changed her life. Discover what happened and what is 103.
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Brukel
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
A first-person exploration game based on the actual memories of a 92-year-old grandmother, told to players in her own voice. Take pictures of what remains of her abandoned childhood home to uncover the dark, traumatic events that she had to fight through as a teenage girl.
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Anamorphine
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
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Flawless Abbey
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
You are a dreamseeker. At least, that's what she wants you to believe. Play every role, open every door, and delve into cosmic debates with dolls that seem to know far more than they should. But remember, above all - don't break her heart.
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Inner Ashes
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
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To the Moon
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
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AREA MAN LIVES
Single-player alternative to That Dragon, Cancer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
AREA MAN LIVES. Or does he? A quirky radio drama unfolds around you in VR while you do your best to keep the radio station humming along as its new DJ. You record commercials, interview callers and try your best to piece together how your actions inside the station impact your listening audience.