Single-player games like The Perfect Pencil
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Perfect Pencil, 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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Shellbound
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Shellbound is a 2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail. You’re a parasite exploring a living world, battling and controlling enemies that will cause the ecosystem to evolve around you. Platform through diverse biomes, solve puzzles, and unravel your role in the giant creature’s life cycle.
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Phaze Shift
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Switch, adapt, and evolve in Phaze Shift! A tag-team, action Metroidvania. Swap between two characters, fuse upgrades to forge new abilities, battle mechanized bosses, and explore a sleeping digital world in a hand-drawn diorama-style 2D adventure.
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Teios Journey
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Embark on a thrilling adventure through a vibrant world teeming with challenges and mysteries. Traverse diverse landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and engage in epic battles as you unravel the secrets hidden within the land.
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Voice of Flowers
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Embark on an epic adventure full of perils and secrets. Explore distinct forsaken lands of Devetlam and fight your way by jumping on your enemies or showering them with a plethora of magic spells. An open-world platforming action inspired by the classics.
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Plus Ultra: Legado
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Explore a vast, colorful world in this 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set during the Age of Discoveries. Grab your halberd and become a hero amid the storm!
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Cliff Kingdom
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Perfect Pencil.
Deranged trolls. Old thinking machines. Nordic inspired animals with dark backstories. Meet them all in this hand drawn adventure where you play as a moth, born without wings, exploring a dark world in search of the kingdoms lost light.
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Layers Deep
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
Explore a non-linear Southern Gothic-inspired world. Find upgrades and use them to expand your combat and exploration capabilities. Get lost in a dense atmospheric and dangerous map full of enemies and interesting characters.
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Well Dweller
Single-player alternative to The Perfect Pencil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Perfect Pencil.
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.