Single-player games like Waking Mars
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Waking Mars, 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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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
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Vessel
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
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Hue
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Mars.
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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Deliver Us Mars
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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The Void
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Mars.
Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Single-player alternative to Waking Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Mars.
You are a spider. Craft webs of your own design to trap insects and leave the mysterious Blackbird Estate covered in cobwebs. This unique blend of action-puzzle gameplay takes you on a dark adventure through an abandoned mansion built by a secret society.