Single-player games like Sphaera

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Sphaera, 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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Loverowind
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sphaera.
Loverowind is a very short experience about the wind of spring.
2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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Beyond The Underworld
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sphaera.
As you wake up as a different being with no memory of why you are here, you will explore a gorgeous underworld with spirits and unique creatures to help you find the way. Go from the red fields of The Crimson Zone to the vast beaches of The Silver Coast to the final run to Elysium.
2020IndieAdventureEarly Access0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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Pigeon: A Love Story
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
Find one pigeon among millions in this needle-in-a-haystack sim that's about nothing and everything.
2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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Dreamcore Retro
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
Dreamcore Retro is a short and relaxing low poly indie game based on lucid dreaming and liminal spaces to concern about endangered species and other problems from the future society. The game mainly consists in exploring the dreamy surroundings of these psychedelic and minimalistic worlds...
2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
2020ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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Owl Watch
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
OWL WATCH is a short atmospheric adventure game where you travel around in different biomes. Awaken from your slumber as you venture out to seek ancient technology to aid you in a time of darkness.
2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
2019ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
2022ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sphaera.
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
2023Indie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sphaera.
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sphaera.
The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. A complete revamp of the original bathhouse.
2024Indie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sphaera.
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
2024Indie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
Single-player alternative to Sphaera — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sphaera.
Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.
2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →

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