Single-player games like LAB
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to LAB, 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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Nuclear Blaze
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
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Odallus: The Dark Call
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with LAB.
The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.
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Dungeon Escape
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
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Shiro
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister
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Devolver Bootleg
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games. Pay money for it now.
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BattleBlock Theater®
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LAB.
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
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KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
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ゴシックマーダー -運命を変えるアドベンチャー-
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
命を狙われる当主を守るため、メイドの少女が恐るべき殺人計画に挑む！20世紀初頭英国の伯爵家を舞台にした恋愛ミステリーゲーム。予知夢を元に殺人計画の謎を推理して、当主の命を守る――待ち受けるのは死か密やかな恋か？ 選択によっていくつものエンディングに分岐します。
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イヌワシ ～うらぶれ探偵とお嬢様刑事の池袋事件ファイル～
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
お嬢様刑事とうらぶれ探偵が挑む１７の事件！ 池袋を舞台に男女コンビが大活躍！元ギャング執事に天才高校生ハッカーなど個性あふれるキャラクター達と力を合わせて、サスペンスにコメディ、オカルトなど多彩な事件に挑もう！
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Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
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少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は２００２年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには４つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝？選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
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パズルハムスター ～地球冒険記～
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with LAB.
match3 puzzle action game！ Press the block. Climb the block. Erase the block. Let's aim for the goal! Simple puzzle game！
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カテゴリーI -死線上のサバイバー-
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
生死を分けるのは、人狼ゲームに似たコミュニケーションゲーム―― 爆発事故に巻き込まれ、瀕死のままＶＲ空間で目覚めた１０人の男女。 手術を受けて生還するためには人狼ゲームに似た「インフェクテッド・ゲーム」で上位に入らなければならない。 「ゴシックマーダー」「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズ、「イヌワシ」など数多くのADVを制作したオレンジが送る新作ADV。 メインイラストレーター：岸和田ロビン
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未然探偵 The Protea Cases
Single-player alternative to LAB — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LAB.
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…