Single-player games like FEZ
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to FEZ, 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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Liquid Sunshine
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Guide a monkey, horse and a rhino through challenging puzzles, and discover the roots of their relationship through a full-blown comic book backstory.
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The Moonstone Equation
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style.
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GRIS
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
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Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.
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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Trine 2: Complete Story
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
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The Unfinished Swan
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Rain World
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
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La-Mulana
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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Monument Valley
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with FEZ.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to FEZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.