Single-player games like The Apprentice
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Apprentice, 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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Sandcaster
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
An action adventure combining exploration with puzzle solving. Learn the Sandcaster secrets through environmental storytelling, where the backgrounds and biomes piece together a quiet narrative beneath it's shifting sands.
- 2
Herdles
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Apprentice.
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!
- 3
Trials of Liberation
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Apprentice.
Imprisoned by the king, you must earn your freedom by completing his puzzle trials. A top-down 2D puzzle game focused on logic, planning, limited items, and clever solutions.
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The Islet & Leviathan
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
A healing and wonderful ecological exploration survival game that includes elements of collection and construction.
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Gyro
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
Abandoned deep in space, Gyro is a small utility bot tasked to clean up what once was. Along your journey, discover an arsenal of increasing tools and challenges. Featuring the music of A Life Elided, Gyro offers up whimsical, mysterious, sci-fi-based puzzles that will keep you wanting more.
- 6
Micronova
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
In this vast universe, you are a Novi-01, a tiny explorer who jumps, climbs, and carves their way through levels filled with creatures and environments that react to your every move, waiting to be explored and solved in order to advance.
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Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.
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Good Old Stories
Single-player alternative to The Apprentice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Apprentice.
An adventure game where you play and re-live the stories told by a senior in a retiring home, a crazy past about his encounters with the extra-terrestrials. Are these stories true? Or simply a bunch of fun good ol' stories.