Single-player games like Lightfish
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Lightfish, 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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Fortix 2
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightfish.
Fortix 2 is best described as a reverse turret defense game. As Sir Fortix, the knight, you must conquer castles while dodging tower turrets and evil monsters. Fight your way across the shires of the island Artalom, storming from castle to castle.
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Linelight
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
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Osmos
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightfish.
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.
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FOTONICA
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
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VIVIDLOPE
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Rapid gravity arcade action! Dash! Spin! Slam! Paint!
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Luxor Evolved
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
In an all-new, completely revamped LUXOR Evolved, the chains are faster, the power-ups more awesome, the shooters more stealthy. In this retro-styled arcade shooter, you’ll experience a faster, more intense LUXOR, unlike any you’ve seen before.
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NightSky
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightfish.
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
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Lumines Arise
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris® Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, triggering dazzling visuals synched to the driving beat of an infectious, eclectic soundtrack.
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Fortix
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lightfish.
Can you reclaim your ancestors’ land? Evil forces have taken over the once fertile land of Fortiana. You are the only one who can storm the castles and claw it back from the hordes of dragons. Experience a new type of strategy and arcade game. Fence off parts of the battlefield to corner your enemies.
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Xonix Casual Edition
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Remake of a classic old-school hit from 80s, one of the first arcade games ever!
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Super Toy Cars
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lightfish.
Super Toy Cars is a tabletop arcade combat racing game featuring fast and cool looking cars, impressive tracks made of everyday objects and a bunch of power-ups that will let you destroy your opposition.
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Tachyon Project
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. We’ve combined many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups with innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level.
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Spheroids
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lightfish.
Spheroids is a 2D sidescroller that mixes mechanics from classic platformers such as Super Mario Bros or Umihara Kawase with 'combat' sections inspired in Pang! (or Buster Brothers), within a comical science-fiction setting inspired by films and series such as Futurama, Rick & Morty, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future or Spaceballs.
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Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lightfish.
Legendary Eleven is an epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!
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Super Toy Cars 2
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lightfish.
Super Toy Cars 2 is a fast paced arcade racing game where you control miniature cars that speed across amazing tracks made of supersized everyday objects. Race, fight, crash, jump, play with the objects around the track, alone or with friends. Provoke mayhem with your little toy car!
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Super Toy Cars Offroad
Single-player alternative to Lightfish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lightfish.
Super Toy Cars Offroad brings the series off the beaten track and into the mud, sand, snow, and more! Find your own way in this fast-paced arcade racing game where you control miniature offroad cars that speed through amazing tracks populated with supersized everyday objects.