Single-player games like Waking Violet
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Waking Violet, 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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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
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Mark of the Ninja
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
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CrossCode
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
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FAR: Lone Sails
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Trine Enchanted Edition
Single-player alternative to Waking Violet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Violet.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.