Single-player games like The Fabric of the Mind
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Fabric of the Mind, 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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Fornani
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Explore an ancient island that drifts amongst the raging clouds of a gas giant. Collect various guns and items, solve puzzles, and shoot any thugs or monsters that get in your way. Meet the locals and aid them in their quest to take down Skycorps while they aid you with yours: finding your brother.
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Halima
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Enter a claymation dream world shaped by jinn, memory, and forgotten rituals. Solve symbolic puzzles, evade the Nightmare Jinn, and uncover the truth buried inside the dream.
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Iridescent
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Restore the colour. End the plague. Iridescent is a 2D action-adventure set in a world full of charming characters, secrets and sheep people that can do miracles by manipulating colour! Master a parry-based combat system, unlock abilities, discover mysteries, clear dungeons and find the cure.
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One Neck Ahead
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
In One Neck Ahead, you play as Kid Giraffe on a journey towards the heart of the forest, where dreams come true. Carry your own ground, create your own platforms, and meet a cast of memorable characters, each introducing a new twist to the adventure.
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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Partial
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Discover the truth about the Partial project and uncover the mystery behind the most vulnerable and bizarre creature. Partial is a retry based action-adventure, built around curiosity, patience, persistence and mastery. Prepare for difficult platforming, puzzles and dynamic combat with no guidance.
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Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
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Impersonal
Single-player alternative to The Fabric of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Fabric of the Mind.
You've come to your senses in a place that shouldn't exist. You have no face, no past, only two goals: to understand how you got here, and to find a way out.