Single-player games like Space Penguins
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Space Penguins, 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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Loophole: The Prison Break
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Break out of prison with your past selves. In this top-down 3D puzzle-platformer, record your actions, reset the loop, and coordinate with your clones to solve impossible escape puzzles.
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Paint Gal Adventures
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
A vibrant 3D platformer adventure where you explore colorful worlds, solve creative challenges, and uncover the magic hidden in each beautifully crafted level. Perfect for players seeking wholesome, charming gameplay.
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Quantum Conundrum
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
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Bug Academy
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Bug Academy is a crazy action game in which you control a swarm of insects. Break through walls while delivering fridges, send rockets into space using chili sauce or catch ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. Finish all the lessons and pass the final exam to become Bug Academy graduate!
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A Game of Changes
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
A 3d puzzle platformer that takes you along a journey of wisdom, through the 64 unique worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book of Changes], one of the oldest oracles in human history.
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STRETCHER MEN
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
"STRETCHER MEN" is an action game where you transport a patient on a stretcher. Control characters at the front and back, avoiding obstacles to safely reach the clinic. Simple yet deep gameplay tests your attention and coordination.
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PHOGS!
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.
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Human Fall Flat
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
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LIVE A LIVE
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The legend is alive! LIVE A LIVE, originally only released for the Super Famicom in Japan, is being revived on Steam! Experience this legendary RPG, brought alive in the same HD-2D visual style as OCTOPATH TRAVELER.
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The Caligula Effect 2
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Redo is a world without sorrow created by the virtuadoll Regret. Virtuadoll songs give Redo residents respite from their struggles. Our protagonists discover the truth and form the Go-Home Club to return to reality. Make your way home with companions bearing heavy burdens in this school-themed RPG.
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Dungeon & Burglar
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
The player can only move. Sneak through traps on different floors to get treasures in this thrilling and action-packed game! Find the best way to conquer each of the 30 dungeon floors by observing enemy movements!
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Faaast Penguin
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Welcome to a wild penguin vacation! Faaast Penguin is a free-to-play game featuring exhilarating survival races with up to 40 players battling it out in the rankings, as well as co-op mountain climbing where 1-4 players aim for the summit. Be a penguin and play with people worldwide!