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Single-player games like Moon River

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Moon River, 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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    ABZU — Steam game cover

    ABZU

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — Steam game cover

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth — Steam game cover

    Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plebby Quest: The Crusades — Steam game cover

    Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Story About My Uncle — Steam game cover

    A Story About My Uncle

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Darkside Detective — Steam game cover

    The Darkside Detective

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed — Steam game cover

    The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dear Esther — Steam game cover

    Dear Esther

    Single-player alternative to Moon River — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moon River.

    Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

    IndieAdventureCasualDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →