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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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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Portal
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!
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TOEM 2
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Step back into the shoes of a curious photographer and set off on a brand new adventure all about uncovering hidden details, helping friends along the way, and documenting the world’s little wonders in TOEM 2, the sequel to the acclaimed TOEM.
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A Story About My Uncle
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
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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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The Maw
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn't a danger to all life in the universe, he'd make the perfect pet.
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Donut County
Single-player alternative to Space Penguins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Space Penguins.
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
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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!