Single-player games like One Way: The Elevator
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to One Way: The Elevator, 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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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with One Way: The Elevator.
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
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Candleman: The Complete Journey
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with One Way: The Elevator.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
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Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with One Way: The Elevator.
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a wholesome, creature capture, 2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platformer with over 30 hours of gameplay!
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Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with One Way: The Elevator.
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.
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Lost in Play
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with One Way: The Elevator.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
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My Brother Rabbit
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with One Way: The Elevator.
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
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3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with One Way: The Elevator.
In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.
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Blocks That Matter
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with One Way: The Elevator.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Sunset Hills
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with One Way: The Elevator.
After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......
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Little Triangle
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with One Way: The Elevator.
Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!
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Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with One Way: The Elevator.
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
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Isoland
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with One Way: The Elevator.
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
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Dad's Monster House
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with One Way: The Elevator.
Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.
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Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with One Way: The Elevator.
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.
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Tales of the Mirror
Single-player alternative to One Way: The Elevator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with One Way: The Elevator.
Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.