Single-player games like Ghostland Yard
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Ghostland Yard, 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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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Slime-san: Superslime Edition
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Aureole - Wings of Hope
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.
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Penarium
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade game where you take on the role of Willy, trapped in a sinister circus show. Run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps while being cheered on by a sadistic crowd that’s out for blood.
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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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The End Is Nigh
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
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Neon White
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
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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I wanna be The Cat
Single-player alternative to Ghostland Yard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
I wanna be the Cat is a challenging roguelite platformer inspired by I wanna be the Guy fangames.Fight against famous videogame characters turned into cats and try to claim "THE CAT" as the ultimate title.