Single-player games like Paws and Soul
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Paws and Soul, 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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LOST EMBER
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
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Spirit of the North
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.
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Drizzlepath: Deja Vu
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
A man embarks on a journey toward the top of a mountain, to discover the truth of his existence. Along the way, he ponders the nature of life itself. Drizzlepath: Deja Vu is a spiritual revisitation of Tonguç Bodur's very first game, Drizzlepath.
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Dragon Bobby - The Story of a Life
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
A uniquely beautiful game with third-person exploration and puzzles that tells the story of a man's life from birth. You control a dragon who is an analogy of this man in the story. A true reflection on life.
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Mosaic
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.
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Nephise
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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The First Tree
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.
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Outside
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paws and Soul.
Outside - Is a first-person survival horror, Your main task is to survive at any cost or die at the hands of the maniac who lives in the region.
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Typical Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!
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Not My Day!
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paws and Soul.
Every person in life had a bad day, when in an instant everything went out of hand, this story will tell about one farmer, who had what usually happens only in films of a different format.
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Paws and Soul: First Step
Single-player alternative to Paws and Soul — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paws and Soul.
Paws and Soul: First Step is a story introduction to Paws and Soul. Adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forest and reveal every secret of your past life!