Single-player games like Peaks of Yore
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Peaks of Yore, 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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A Difficult Game About Climbing
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Peaks of Yore.
This is a difficult game about climbing.
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Cairn
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
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Jump King
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...
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Baby Steps
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.
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White Knuckle
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.
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The Game of Sisyphus
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
Roll the boulder to the top.
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Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!
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Lorn's Lure
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics.
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PEAK
Single-player alternative to Peaks of Yore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Peaks of Yore.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?