Single-player games like BUDDY
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to BUDDY, 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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Cozy Rabbit Hole
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Cozy Rabbit Hole is a 2D survival horror game. Explore the deep rabbit holes, fight or dodge monsters, gather resources, craft weapons and power-ups. Balance curiosity with caution, and find enough supplies to survive the harsh winter.
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The Count Lucanor
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Corpse Party
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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I Know a Tale
Single-player alternative to BUDDY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BUDDY.
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