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Single-player games like Phantom Path

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Phantom Path, 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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    Wavekin — Steam game cover

    Wavekin

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Wavekin is a top-down contemplative metroidvania with no combat, in which you explore the ocean, discover its secrets, and sing to control creatures. You are a hatchling, tasked with finding out what happened to your species. Use your voice to open up the way, and restore balance to the ocean.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Omno — Steam game cover

    Omno

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spider Queen cave — Steam game cover

    Spider Queen cave

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    The student sister who has been secretly in love for a long time has been missing for three months. Tonight, my sister suddenly called and asked me to go to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. I have no choice but to prepare for departure. It is said that the villa is a famous and dangerous house.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crow's Eye — Steam game cover

    The Crow's Eye

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Papo & Yo — Steam game cover

    Papo & Yo

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.

    2013IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lifeless Planet Premier Edition — Steam game cover

    Lifeless Planet Premier Edition

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

    2014ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cirno! Lifts a Boulder — Steam game cover

    Cirno! Lifts a Boulder

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Talos Principle — Steam game cover

    The Talos Principle

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

    2014ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hypnorain — Steam game cover

    Hypnorain

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phantom Path.

    Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns.

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Speebot — Steam game cover

    Speebot

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Explore a robot populated world while jumping across sea platforms, solving puzzles, operating drones and more. Tons of levels, tons of fun!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pilie Pals — Steam game cover

    Pilie Pals

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phantom Path.

    Lead a group of adorable creatures known as Pilies and help them climb and stack their way to the goal in this unique and family-friendly puzzle game!

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Citadelic — Steam game cover

    Citadelic

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Phantom Path.

    Citadelic is a base building and defending strategy game with roguelite elements. Survive against waves of constantly evolving enemies while expanding your base and managing resources.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nulphia — Steam game cover

    Nulphia

    Single-player alternative to Phantom Path — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Path.

    Explore a vibrant island full of magic and mystery in Nulphia, a top-down story-driven singleplayer adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →