Single-player games like Unravel
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Unravel, 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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Unravel Two
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.
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YesterMorrow
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
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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Projection: First Light
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
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Neva
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
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GRIS
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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Fly'N
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
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Stray
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unravel.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Keeper
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding
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Planet of Lana
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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Little Nightmares II
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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FreakOut: Extreme Freeride
Single-player alternative to Unravel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unravel.
The steepest slopes, thrilling stunts and dangerous action provide a most excellent skiing experience. At an altitude of 2000 metres, far away from civilization, in a battle between you and nature.