Single-player games like Rovi's Diary
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rovi's Diary, 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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Herdles
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rovi's Diary.
An adorable open world platformer where you play as a magical dog. Zoom around a vibrant landscape, using an evolving arsenal of abilities to explore, solve challenges and discover secrets – one bark at a time!
- 2
Joe Adventure
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rovi's Diary.
Save Joe Mama and don’t explode any of your Joes by keeping them on the move. You can only control one at a time but they are all exploding at the same time. Throw them around to traverse deadly terrain in this rage-inducing speedrun-friendly platformer!
- 3
Heavy Knight
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rovi's Diary.
Heavy Knight is a 2D puzzle platformer where armor and weight are key to the game's puzzles. The player's character is somewhat fragile, and can die from modest falls, falling objects and careless missteps!
- 4
Greetings from El Rey
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rovi's Diary.
A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.
- 5
One Neck Ahead
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rovi's Diary.
A gimmick-based precision platformer where you carry your own ground. Place platforms mid-jump and combine them with a wide variety of movement-bending gimmicks.
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Ruby's Realms
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rovi's Diary.
Ruby's Realms is a platformer blending metroidvania exploration with level-based challenges in mysterious cursed realms. Leap across precarious platforms, blast cultists and possessed monsters with magic flames. Collect upgrade points and buy upgrades from your friend, Skully.
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Moonlight Cow: Guardian of the Night
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rovi's Diary.
Restore a world trapped in eternal twilight by controlling Luna and her loyal cow companion Pipkin in a unique dual-character platforming adventure.
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Prophecy of Vul
Single-player alternative to Rovi's Diary — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rovi's Diary.
Enter the queer forest of Inner Taiga! Wander through a whimsical pixel art world in a simple and engaging 2D platforming adventure. Join a cast of colourful animals on a journey of self-discovery and fellowship!