Single-player games like Mama
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Mama, 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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Leila
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
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Esoteric Ebb
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mama.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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Heaven's Vault
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
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The Stillness of the Wind
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mama.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Sky Reach
Single-player alternative to Mama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mama.
Climb fast or fall. In this neon cyberpunk platformer, every jump counts—fire energy waves, create platforms on impact, and push your limits solo or in local co-op.