Single-player games like Wandering Squid
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wandering Squid, 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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Spearfish
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wandering Squid.
Spearfish is a short action-adventure game where you spear through and catch fish as a swordfish. Explore open environments and catch a range of creatures from real-life fish to sea beasts.
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Loam
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Squid.
Loam is a cooperative game in an infinite world where players gather resources, craft equipment, build structures on the land or at sea, explore and fight dangerous creatures alone or with friends.
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Undefined Survivors -アンディファインド サバイバーズ-
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Wandering Squid.
This open-world survival crafting game puts you, an amnesiac protagonist, on a journey to rediscover your true self. Explore islands and oceans, crafting weapons, watercraft, and shelters to survive. Face threats as you uncover the mysteries of your past and reclaim lost memories.
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Because It's There
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Squid.
An engineering/survival game where you summit the tallest mountain in a vast, uncharted world. For the journey, carefully construct flying wooden bases with realistic structural failures. Brave thunderstorms, freezing temperatures, bears and wolves. Answer the call of the untamed wilderness.
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Under A New Sun
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wandering Squid.
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
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Submarine VR
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wandering Squid.
Submarine VR takes you on a adventure-filled underwater simulation experience! Dive deep and cruise through the endless uncharted nature of the ocean and you will see clownfish, dolphins, penguins and mysterious sea animals. Get close to the sea surface and sail in the open sea with your cruise ship
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Maneater
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wandering Squid.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
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Lay of the Land
Single-player alternative to Wandering Squid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wandering Squid.
Lay of the Land is a sandbox adventure game set in a fantasy world where everything is physically simulated. Use the environment to your advantage and Explore, Fight, Loot and Build your way through mysterious lands.