Single-player games like ESPER
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to ESPER, 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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Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
Carpe Lucem challenges and entertains players by transferring classical 2D puzzles into the virtual space. It creates a whole new way of interacting and playing mind teasing puzzle games and it made nobody sick in hundreds of demos at trade shows. VR equipment such as HTC Vive or Oculus required.
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Tentacular
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
Tentacular is a VR game about a gigantic but good-hearted tentacled beast trying to figure out its place in the world.
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VR Furballs - Demolition
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
Grab your slingshot, grab a Furball... AND DEMOLISH THEM ALL!!! In this challenging VR physics-based demolition puzzle game, you will have to toss, sling, smash, slam, shoot, and even headbutt adorable Furballs into their evil foes and their crazy constructions to demolish them all!
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Clash of Chefs VR
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
Ready, set, cook! Clash of Chefs VR is a competitive cooking game that’ll put your culinary skills to the test as you race to finish orders. Complete 100 single player stages, or take on human opponents in both real-time and asynchronous competitive multiplayer with four unique restaurants.
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Paper Beast
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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Crowbar Climber
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
In Crowbar Climber, use your crowbars to make your way up! Face hooks, planks, and gears using only your arms. Can you beat the game before you run out of energy?
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Kayak VR: Mirage
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations, made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free roam mode and enjoy the scenery.
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Sports Bar VR
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
The new Sports Bar VR with cross-play is a major social experience update & now available on Steam. A single through 8-player cross-platform virtual sports bar overflowing with fun and silly props, featuring an awesome set of fun games and new game modes for pool, darts, shuffleboard & more. (Formally Pool Nation VR)
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
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ISLANDERS
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with ESPER.
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
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Chip
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
Chip is an isometric puzzle game with robots, electricity and fancy dress! The player must help recharge Chip - a plucky little red robot - who has been imprisoned by the nefarious villain, Rust.
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Shu
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?
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Astronimo
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.
- 14
Augmented Empire
Single-player alternative to ESPER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESPER.
Step into New Savannah, 2058 - a city divided by class and corruption, where your tactical choices spark a cyberpunk revolution. Assemble a team of misfits and lead them through 26 intense missions with deep strategy and immersive storytelling. Every decision shapes your rebellion.