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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Hymble Ventures
Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.
A quirky, nonsensical adventure where you relive the classic era of collectathon platformers with a modern polish and heartfelt narrative. Explore whimsical worlds and unlock wacky abilities as you progress through a diverse set of puzzles, obstacles and denizens.
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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!
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Pizzapocalypse
Single-player alternative to The Absorber — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Absorber.
A game made by students in twelve weeks. As a chef, master your pizza moveset to traverse a corporation-ridden town in this cartoony 3D platformer!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!