Single-player games like Ajayu
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ajayu, 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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Cloudy Day
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
Cloudy Day is a 2D casual hand-drawn platforming game made entirely by a single person. Play as a lonely cloud that embarks on a journey to learn how to fly and be able to join their fellow clouds!
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Little Guardians: The Last Hope
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
Join Liam, a boy with newfound strength, on a cinematic 3D puzzle platformer adventure. Solve unique environmental puzzles, overcome platforming challenges, and team up with two companions to uncover a mysterious story.
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Deer & Boy
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
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Step Lightly
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
There’s no place like home - and yours is no home at all. Play as Rosa, a neglected child trying to escape her abusive family. Sneak out, but be ever so quiet. Mom is listening, dad is angry, and your big sister is always watching…
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YesterSol
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
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In The Drift
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
A game about fixing the internet in space. Travel the asteroid belt and restore connections in a dreamy narrative platformer from one half of the creators of Sable.
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Goodbye Seoul
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
Six months before the asteroid strike, and a new beginning. Goodbye Seoul is a narrative puzzle adventure set in a desolate yet hauntingly beautiful post-apocalyptic Seoul. Will you uncover the truth before time runs out?
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Jasper's Island
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
Start a new job as a Lighthouse Keeper and team up with a stray cat in your cabin. Explore a lost island of creatures and locate new tools to take care of the wild and forgotten. Your journey will take you across oceans, caves, forests and deeper into the history of the island.
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Orphans
Single-player alternative to Ajayu — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ajayu.
If you like video games about dystopian worlds, don't miss this exciting fusion of adventure, stealth and puzzles that immerses you in an unforgettable experience. Join Victoria on her journey through a dystopian city, where the savage instincts lurk around every corner.