Single-player games like Automaton Lung
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Automaton Lung, 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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Orbo's Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Automaton Lung.
Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!
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Pseudoregalia
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
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SLUDGE LIFE
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Automaton Lung.
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
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Automaton Heart
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.
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FUNKYHEART
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in this 3D platformer.
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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Automaton Lung.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Mr. Sleepy Man
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous characters, and platforming action!
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Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!
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MDK
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Automaton Lung.
ON A GOOD DAY, ONLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE. As vast alien mining cities suck the power and minerals from every major metropolis on Earth simultaneously, time is of the essence as millions of civilians are expiring by the second.
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Willful
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Automaton Lung.
Willful is a fast paced shooting/exploration game that takes place over ten worlds. Explore ruins, forests, other dimensions, and take down an evil organization as a small rabbit Will.
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Harold's Walk
Single-player alternative to Automaton Lung — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Automaton Lung.
Harold's Walk on Steam is a remaster of the original Harold's Walk game that debuted on the Nintendo 3ds in 2020. Odd and unusual spaces comprise most of your journey as you venture through this surreal collectathon.