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Single-player games like The Mystery of Happyville

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Mystery of Happyville, 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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    BULLETLINE — Steam game cover

    BULLETLINE

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Welcome to a world where ninjas, spec-ops agents, chefs, cowboys, princesses, and the wretched hag do battle with automatic assault weapons and high-powered rifles - BULLETLINE is the ultimate combat-focused, team-based, local-multiplayer game-mode-royale.

    2018ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World War Party: Game Of Trump — Steam game cover

    World War Party: Game Of Trump

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    World War Party: Game of Trump is a deathmatch battle played by two teams of 4 players each (humans or bots). But the teams are not alone on the battlefield: PRESIDENT TRUMP drives around in his mighty ‘murican tank shooting lasers and talking nonsense.

    2017ActionSportsStrategyFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ben and Ed - Blood Party — Steam game cover

    Ben and Ed - Blood Party

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot.

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mother Russia Bleeds — Steam game cover

    Mother Russia Bleeds

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

    2016ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gears 5 — Steam game cover

    Gears 5

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Mystery of Happyville.

    From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

    2019ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mutant Football League — Steam game cover

    Mutant Football League

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.

    2017ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wulverblade — Steam game cover

    Wulverblade

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DIRT 5 — Steam game cover

    DIRT 5

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Mystery of Happyville.

    DIRT 5 is a fun, amplified, off-road arcade racing experience created by Codemasters. Blaze a trail on routes across the world, covering gravel, ice, snow and sand, with a roster of cars ranging from rally icons to trucks, to GT heroes.

    2020ActionSportsAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Street Lords — Steam game cover

    Street Lords

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Procedurally-generated gang warfare meets turn-based strategy and FPS action to deliver an immersive, brutal, endlessly-replayable strategic-shooter - generate your city, customise your gangs, and fight in first person on bloody urban battlefields.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Too Many Weapons — Steam game cover

    Too Many Weapons

    Single-player alternative to The Mystery of Happyville — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Mystery of Happyville.

    Too Many Weapons is a local multiplayer arena combat game where anything and everything is a weapon! Featuring a huge variety of objects, outfits, and maps!

    2017ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →