Single-player games like Islets
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Islets, 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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Owlboy
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
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Yoku's Island Express
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Islets.
Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!
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Crypt Custodian
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Islets.
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
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SHEEPO
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Night Stones
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Islets.
You awake in Mythica, a cozy island where magical stones change day to night. Explore winding paths or venture into the wilds with your trusty glider and sailboat. To return home, you must befriend quirky townsfolk, discover hidden treasures, master magic, and face enemies in clever puzzle combat.
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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Islets.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Isles of Sea and Sky
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Islets.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Nine Sols
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Well Dweller
Single-player alternative to Islets — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Islets.
Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.