Single-player games like Effie
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Effie, 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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Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!
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The Adventures of Mr. Fluffykins
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Join Mr.Fluffykins on his epic adventure to find all of King Barts lost recipes. Explore Caves, Jungles, Frozen Tundras as well as the Wild West. Throw pumpkins, solve puzzles, shoot cannons, and join our royal kitty on an epic adventure.
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Be Brave, Barb
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out?
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Pru the Pigeon
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!
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Pizzapocalypse 2
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Use your pizza to bounce, swing and dash in this 3D platformer! Explore different countries, and put a stop to the greedy corporation selling Pizza-in-a-can!
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Gwen The Hen 64
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
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Dadish 3D
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
He's a dad AND a radish. Dadish's kids are missing and he needs your help to find them! Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging 3D platforming adventure.
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Skator Gator 3D
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Stop the mayor from polluting the swamp in this short, 3D adventure! Explore new open locales with skateboard in hand or while grinding on pipelines — Greenjamin's skating into the third dimension in SKATOR GATOR 3D!
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Effie.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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RiME
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Effie.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
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Legend of Zero
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Effie.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
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Creatures of Ava
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effie.
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
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Peregrino
Single-player alternative to Effie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Effie.
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.