Single-player games like Hook Only
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hook Only, 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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Clipped
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
The simple life of a duck may not be so simple after all.. Something terrible has happened and it is up to YOU to figure out what's wrong, but what lies ahead will be a serious challenge, the tiniest mistakes can be your biggest accidents.
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Square Inertia
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
Try to set the fastest times possible in Square Inertia: a fast-paced, momentum-based precision platformer. Race against the clock to improve your own personal best times and beat the author times set for each level.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
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GravNewton
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.
- 5

Dead Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
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Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
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OlliOlli World
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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The Wall Mustn't Fall
Single-player alternative to Hook Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hook Only.
You will select a hero with unique abilities. As you defend your castle, you will earn money and loot. This will allow you to upgrade your castle and recruit AI controlled allies to synergize with and equip them with weapons and relics. You may also choose to allow the AI to control your hero.