Single-player games like Old Man's Journey
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Old Man's 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
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Gorogoa
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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The Tiny Bang Story
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
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Projected Dreams
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Old Man's Journey.
Drag toys from the shelves and drop them on the table to create a shadow play in this cozy puzzle game. As the shadows unfold, immerse yourself in a heartwarming story full of nostalgia from the 90s and blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
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Papetura
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
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Candleman: The Complete Journey
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
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Hidden Folks
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
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LEGO® Builder's Journey
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.
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When The Past Was Around
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
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Monument Valley
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
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And Yet It Moves
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Old Man's Journey.
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
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Secrets of Rætikon
Single-player alternative to Old Man's Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Old Man's Journey.
Ruthless bird versus bird action. Wild animals and the artefacts of a mysterious ancient culture. A game full of challenge and discovery – unlike anything you've played before.