Single-player games like Lyara
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lyara, 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 Quartz
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
Steampunk pixel-art precision platformer where you toggle platforms on and off using colored crystals. With only one active at a time, each grants a different movement ability, changing how you move and how the level works, blending high-skill platforming with spatial puzzles.
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Dream Runner
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lyara.
Soma is just a kid who doesn't want to grow up. Test your limits in this fast and whimsical platformer where new challenges wait around every corner! Master powerful abilities, solve puzzles, and catch butterflies, all while unearthing a dark conspiracy hidden just beneath the surface.
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Once We're Home
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
An Action-Adventure-Platformer-RPG-lite of our rescue dog Marduk, the zoomies-powered & always hungry husky! Find out how he found his home with us, and how we found family with each other.
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Water Maid
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
Water Maid is all about fetching water. Run, jump and dash to avoid enemies and find the elusive fresh water springs scattered around the island. Fill up your pot and make it back to the village, safe and sound.
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malang girl
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
Malang Girl is a 2D platformer game featuring extendable arms. Utilize your extendable arms for grabbing, throwing, and more to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.
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Planet of Lana II
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to Lyara — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lyara.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.