Single-player games like Heartbound
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Heartbound, 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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RED RESET
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
RED RESET a thrilling fast-paced combat, story-driven adventure where you come across memorable characters in a world where not everything is as it seems. Experience a history filled with secrets only the keen-eyed will unveil. Following chapters will be available for purchase soon.
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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
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UnderMine
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
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West of Loathing
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartbound.
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartbound.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Everhood 2
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartbound.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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Pathologic Classic HD
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Heartbound.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartbound.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Champions of Breakfast
Single-player alternative to Heartbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartbound.
A fast-paced arcade shooter breakfast-hell.