Single-player games like Skyward
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Skyward, 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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Braid
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skyward.
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.
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
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’.
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Dungeons of Dredmor
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
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...
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Tooth and Tail
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
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Goat Simulator
Single-player alternative to Skyward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Skyward.
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.