Single-player games like Familiar
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Familiar, 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
- 1
Creaks
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
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BOX
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Familiar.
BOX is a logic puzzle-platformer where you must navigate small mazes to collect every "dot". Rotate the stage to change the layout of the level, as well as your own position within it. Take your time.
- 3
10mg: You are such a Soft and Round Kitten.
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. You are such a Soft and Round Kitten is about a curious kitten. Come, take the form of this kitten.
- 4
Eschaton
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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Digital Eclipse Arcade: Q.P.I.D.
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
Rescue cats! Collect hearts! Defy the laws of physics! Q.P.I.D. is part platformer, part physics puzzler, part race against the clock. Did we mention the cats?
- 6
The Pedestrian
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
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Paper Beast - Folded Edition
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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The Bears And The Bees
Single-player alternative to Familiar — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Familiar.
The Bears And The Bees is a debut adventure that follows the heroic exploits of Beesworth, a baby bee who hasn't got his wings yet. Bounce through a hand crafted world in which bears have kidnapped the queen bee, and everyone is relying on Beesworth to get her back!