Single-player games like Journey
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Journey, 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
- 1
Asian Grinder
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Grind to get stronger. Choose between drowning in practice problems or building real connections with your friends. Survive one big exam after another – and in the end, become the ultimate question-crushing legend!
- 2
Story of the Lost Dot
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Journey.
Discover the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a whole new way. A gaming experience where you get to feel what it's like to dive inside a novel as a small dot. Roll left and right, rewind time, and venture deeper through the story as you try to find your way back home.
- 3
Mr. Mat Hematic
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Mr. Mat Hematic is a short, fun, 2D platformer puzzle game where you must use given mathematical operations to alter the environment so you can move around. To complete a level, you need to reach the black door.
- 4
Yolings
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Journey.
Yolings is a puzzle platformer about sacrificing some to save the rest. Possess individual characters, use self-sacrificing abilities and turn their deaths into puzzle solutions to save as many as possible for the highest score.
- 5
Graph Box
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Journey.
Graph Box is a math-centric physics-based 2D platformer with metroidvania-esque exploration and progression. Focusing primarily on creativity and experimentation in its slower-paced platforming, it allows you to plan out your route and design unique paths using graphed equations as a core mechanic!
- 6
Homam: An Inventor's Fist
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Experience a unique 2D pixel art platformer where satisfying pounding mechanics meet brain-teasing puzzles. Step into Homam’s shoes, a skilled hero with a powerful fist, and help the legendary inventor Al-Jazari on a time-traveling quest. Solve puzzles, and conquer challenges with agility and wit
- 7
Inverted Journey
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Journey.
Inverted Journey is a mind-bending puzzle platformer where you can enter the negative space of levels. Use this unique ability to solve strange puzzles, collect hidden treasures, and journey on a quest to save your little brother from a terrible fate.
- 8
Tukoni: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
- 9
Keita's Adventures on the African Savannah
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
The game tells the story of Keita, an African boy who followed migratory animals from Serengeti National Park to Masai Mara Wildlife Sanctuary to seek medicine for his family. On the way, he confronted dangerous wild animals…
- 10
I'm a sardine Keita
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Journey.
The game tells the story of friends of sardine Keita who were captured by other animals on the way of migration, and Keita rescued his friends.
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The eagle keita
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with Journey.
An eagle is about to lay an egg. She has lost her mate and has to face the rest of her life alone: constantly getting food and bringing it back to the nest.
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The Emperor Penguin Keita
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
Keita, a brave emperor penguin, lost its way during the migration and would start an extraordinary adventure on the ice alone.
- 13
Chasing rabbits in snow
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Journey.
Aliens will release rabbits with plague in the North Pole in order to conquer the earth. As the guardian of the North Pole, you need to catch the rabbits in the shortest time to protect the North Pole.
- 14
Poker Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
This is a tower defense game played with playing cards, where defensive cards are used to eliminate attacking cards and receive score rewards.