Single-player games like I am Ball
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to I am Ball, 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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The Ball
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
- 3
Semblance
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I am Ball.
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Pinball Spire
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I am Ball.
Action adventure meets pinball in this one-of-a-kind pinballvania adventure. When a mysterious spire appears from thin air, it's up to an intrepid pinball to bump, spin, shoot, and flip its way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries!
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Unmechanical
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
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Isles of Sea and Sky
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
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Gleaner Heights
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
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Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Part turn-based resource management, part real-time defense shooter, Emerge places you into a futuristic world, ravaged by a zombie Apocalypse.
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I dream of you and ice cream
Single-player alternative to I am Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with I am Ball.
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.