Single-player games like The Guardian
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Guardian, 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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Thomas Was Alone
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Guardian.
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
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Timespinner
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Olija
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Guardian.
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guardian.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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The Deletion
Single-player alternative to The Guardian — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Guardian.
Are you sure you want do delete this file? NOOOOO! The Deletion is a challenging and fun puzzle-platform game that will frustrate you.