Single-player games like Existensis
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Existensis, 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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OMNIA
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
Omnia is an 2D platform adventure game created to help the player identify their own behavior. The game allows the player to embark on the world of their subconscious by putting them in front of decisions that need to be made based on emotions.
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Shellbound
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
Shellbound is a 2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite exploring a living world, battling and controlling enemies that will cause the ecosystem to evolve around you. Platform through diverse biomes, solve puzzles, and unravel your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
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Kuzo
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
Explore an overgrown landscape of magic as you create your own platforms and shape your path through the world. Discover the history of a forgotten planet, collect relics to awaken your abilities, and create the very terrain you traverse.
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Phaze Shift
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
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GLIMWISP: Twin Sparks
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
A cozy hand-drawn 2D side-scrolling urban fantasy. In a world where two planets collided, you roam with your twin sister as an inventor brother—light on combat and puzzles, heavy on wandering, meeting strangers, and uncovering whimsical tales and warm little moments.
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Tsan-shadow ninja
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
Tsan-shadow ninja is a 2D platform adventure game with stealth and combat elements The mechanics are based on stealth and the use of abilities acquired through ninja training! You will feel like a real shinobi when you attack unexpectedly or sneak around unnoticed...
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BIOMORPH
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Existensis.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
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The Journey - Episode 1: Whatever This Is
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Existensis.
The first step that you never knew you needed to take to get to wherever you're wanting to go...
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The Müll Littoral
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Existensis.
Anxiety is your curse. A pilgrimage is your treatment. Discover the secrets behind the whispers inside of your head, and the instability brewing in the world of Eré.
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The Eigengrau Menagerie
Single-player alternative to Existensis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Existensis.
You are a pilgrim sent on a spiritual journey across the ancient country of Ahmera. The purpose of this pilgrimage is unknown. Seek the great Thoughtforms. Seek enlightenment. There will be obstacles, but with your cleverness and your skill in editing reality, I am sure you will succeed.