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Single-player games like The Absorber

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Absorber, 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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    Pizzapocalypse 2 — Steam game cover

    Pizzapocalypse 2

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Use your pizza to bounce, swing and dash in this 3D platformer! Explore different countries, and put a stop to the greedy corporation selling Pizza-in-a-can!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Big Hops — Steam game cover

    Big Hops

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pru the Pigeon — Steam game cover

    Pru the Pigeon

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ruffy and the Riverside — Steam game cover

    Ruffy and the Riverside

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic SWAP to Copy & Paste textures - turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines! Explore, fight, skate on straw bales, and unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game. Dive into an adventure that lets you literally change the world!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pumpkin Jack — Steam game cover

    Pumpkin Jack

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Sleepy Man — Steam game cover

    Mr. Sleepy Man

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous characters, and platforming action!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gwen The Hen 64 — Steam game cover

    Gwen The Hen 64

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.

    Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Togges — Steam game cover

    Togges

    Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Absorber.

    Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →