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Single-player games like Lab Rat

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Lab Rat, 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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    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — Steam game cover

    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

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

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astro Link — Steam game cover

    Astro Link

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

    Astro Link is a Portal-like puzzle game that takes place within the mysterious Astro Link facility. What happened to this place? Will test subject #602 be able to find out?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) — Steam game cover

    Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)

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

    From the creators of Cyanide & Happiness and I-Mockery, comes the first game in an all new point-and-click adventure trilogy filled with dark humor, drama, and all the weirdness you've grown to love and/or dread over the years!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The God Unit — Steam game cover

    The God Unit

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

    The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.

    2021Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cataplexy — Steam game cover

    Cataplexy

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

    Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.

    2022IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flaskoman — Steam game cover

    Flaskoman

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

    Flaskoman is a puzzle platformer in a steampunk laboratory. Use mysterious liquids to activate lab mechanism and your abilities.

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prison Queen — Steam game cover

    Prison Queen

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

    In a world ruled by sharp tongues, one slip of the lip lands young Odette behind bars. Steal words from your fellow inmates, chain them into razor-sharp sentences, and talk your way up the prison food chain. Here, every sentence is a weapon.

    IndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Eyes — Steam game cover

    My Eyes

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

    Use your laser vision to climb and fly your way through perilous caves and make your way back to your body. Keep in mind, it hurts to shoot lasers out of your eyes and you can only stand so much pain. It's also deadly to keep your eyes closed, as the heat from the laser builds up inside your head.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal — Steam game cover

    Portal

    Single-player alternative to Lab Rat — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Portal 2 — Steam game cover

    Portal 2

    Single-player alternative to Lab Rat — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BoxIsland: Sokoban — Steam game cover

    BoxIsland: Sokoban

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

    On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kine — Steam game cover

    Kine

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

    A quirky 3D puzzle game about three musicians forming a band and trying to score their breakout hit.

    2020StrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →