Single-player games like LIFTED
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to LIFTED, 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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Reggie & his Cousin: Two Scientists and Most Likely the End of the World
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
Reggie's peaceful life is interrupted by a wild time-travel mission! Step into a playable hand-drawn animated story where you'll break physics to master the flow of gravity. Meet an absurd cast and uncover deep mysteries to fix (or screw) the universe’s future.
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Deer & Boy
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
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The Journey Home
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with LIFTED.
Some answers can only be found by going within. In a world beyond the boundaries of time and space, your journey awaits. A stress-free atmospheric side-scrolling adventure.
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Fire and Water: Spirits of the Forest
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
Embark on this two-player adventure in a colorful world to forge a strong bond with your friend, partner, or family. Overcome challenging puzzles. Unleash your unique playstyle using the diverse abilities of Fire, Water, and 5 other forest spirits.
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Marcux: Medieval Alien Invasion
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
When the king's tyranny is replaced by an alien invasion, the blacksmith becomes a warrior.
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Bunderkin: The Ocular Eclipse
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
Trapped in a 3‑day time loop, you must master each moment and live the perfect day or watch the town that despises you fall into darkness.
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Fall Up
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
Take a leap into a lost world of mechanical wonders and embark on a hopping adventure with our adorable Labi! You need to traverse this cartoonish world with a variety of jumps and moves, meet squishy creatures and clumsy robots and reveal the secrets of this world.
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Darwin's Paradox!
Single-player alternative to LIFTED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFTED.
Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.