Single-player games like Ugly
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Ugly, 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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Desvelado
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin.
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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The Multi-Medium
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
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Saviorless
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?
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Braid, Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
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CLeM
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
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Little Nightmares
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ugly.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Ugly — 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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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ugly.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Ugly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ugly.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).