Single-player games like Awkward
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Awkward, 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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Higher or Black
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Awkward.
A card game where the objective is to correctly predict the next card. If one fails to do so, they will be punished and have to try again.
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Fortune Avenue
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
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Republic of Jungle
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
Gather your friends (5 to 10 players) and play as advisors to President Puma. His re-election depends on your loyalty. In a social deduction party game, Leakers try to sneak into missions to leak Puma's secrets- Loyalists try to suss them out. Read the room and bluff your way to a political victory.
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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :)
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
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Tabletop Playground
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
The modern digital tabletop game for fans and creators! Featuring deep customization and choice, enjoy more immersive tabletop sessions with friends than ever before. Build new rule sets for traditional games, play custom-made games by the community or create your own and share them with the world.
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It's Quiz Time
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Awkward.
It's Quiz Time lets up to 8 players compete against each other to find out who the true quiz master is! Presented by Salli, the latest and greatest in quiz hosting technology, this game has over 30,000 questions ready for you, covering all the popular films, songs, books, and video games!
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ACT IT OUT XL! A Charades Party Game
Single-player alternative to Awkward — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
ACT IT OUT XL! is the multiplayer party game created to complete your games night! Get your friends or Twitch viewers to guess your favourite films, songs and video games as you describe, act, draw or sing them!