Single-player games like Cathexis
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cathexis, 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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Prison Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cathexis.
The prisoner is in the world’s highest security prison. His only chance to reunite with his family is to escape. Everything is in your hands. Survive and escape. This survival escape game will take your breath away. Will you be able to escape from prison?
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Jeller Fellers
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cathexis.
Bounce, squish, and launch through a vibrant, stylized world in Jeller Fellers, where you *attempt* to control a wobbly jelly cube. Solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and explore diverse environments in this challenging, physics-based precision platformer
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Rubble
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cathexis.
Rubble is a first-person physics-platformer where you break and dig through levels to solve puzzles in a dystopian game show setting!
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SUPERPANEL
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cathexis.
SUPERPANEL is a hardcore tactical shooter with high lethality for solo players or groups of friends. Customize your gear and squads, take on dangerous missions through urban labyrinths, and fight your way to the heart of Megaslavia. Enemies are both humans and monsters.
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Supercharged
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cathexis.
Play as a developer trapped inside his own game. Shoot platforms, chain wall-runs and race through corrupted digital dimensions in a fast 3D action-platformer built around movement, timing and momentum.
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Way of the Dragons
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cathexis.
Join the journey of baby dragons who’ve fallen from their nests, climbing back up to find their mothers in a chaotic parkour adventure. Burning or tossing each other off ledges might be fun but don’t let them forget why they’re climbing. Their mothers are waiting above… or are they?
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Marble Stars
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cathexis.
Marble Stars is a platformer with 55 handcrafted levels suspended above the ocean. Roll, jump, and use special abilities to reach the finish line as fast as you can. Master each course, improve your best times, and earn prestigious medals as you progress.
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Rogue Climber
Single-player alternative to Cathexis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cathexis.
You've only got a short time to climb. An army of enemies and traps are waiting to stop you. Manage your equipment, hone your build, and master your platforming techniques to climb higher than anyone before you.You think you've got what it takes? I don't think so.