Single-player games like Up or Lava!
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Up or Lava!, 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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Monkey Doo
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Up or Lava!.
Live in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle with all your Monkey friends! Swing on vines, throw doo at your enemies, and climb everything! A Variety of Playable Maps Multiple Gamemodes Customizable Cosmetics
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CTRL+ALT+REPEAT
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Up or Lava!.
CTRL+ALT+REPEAT is a multiplayer 3D parkour platformer where you race against the clock and your friends. As you progress through harder obstacles you will unlock increasingly complex movement abilities.
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Stickit
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
A game for those who can stick it, and stick to it.
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Hop Man
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Up or Lava!.
Are you sick of walking? Do better and just jump. Go on a Castle adventure in Hop Man with your pals! You must overcome the traps by yourself to see what lies behind them, but keep in mind that there are no shortcuts to the castle.
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Squeebing Up the Tower of Friendship
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Up or Lava!.
Can you make it to the top of the Tower of Friendship? Run, jump, climb, fall, and then do it all again. Play by yourself or with your friends. Be nice and lay down to make jumps easier for others, or push each other off when the falls are the highest. But whatever you do, never stop squeebing.
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Only Straight and Up!
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Up or Lava!.
This is a fun and hardcore roguelike platformer for 1-5 players in which you have to reach the coveted reward by overcoming various traps! Only a few can make it through...
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SALMON
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
You are a salmon, performing platforming that feels as satisfying as it feels ridiculous that a salmon can do it. Jump off walls, race your salmon friends, learn the ways of the salmon. Also, did you know that salmon are magnetic?
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Only Up: SKIBIDI
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
Only Up: Skibidi is an exciting multiplayer 3D platformer. Overcome challenging obstacles and climb higher and higher. Attention and focus will help you reach new heights, and this rule applies both in the game and in life.
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Meltopia
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Up or Lava!.
A minimalist game where you melt snow with a heat cannon to explore a mysterious frozen world. Uncover glacial secrets, collect valuable resources and ancient artifacts — and ultimately find and assemble the remains of an ancient Mammoth.
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Let's Journey
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
Let's Journey - idle clicker rpg in amazing fantasy world. Choose your hero, roll dice and embark on an epic adventure! During the journey you will defeat hundreds of monsters, find rare equipment and meet legendary dragons.
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Nordicandia
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
A semi-idle action RPG with a deep and unique crafting system. Collect epic loot, craft and merge items, and level up your character to beat the World Bosses!
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Bunker 21 Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Up or Lava!.
"Bunker 21" is a story-driven first-person action game in a post-apocalyptic world. You are the last survivor. Explore the secrets of Bunker 21. Fight against monsters. Find answers in a devastated world.
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Silicone Heart
Single-player alternative to Up or Lava! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Up or Lava!.
Build a self-sustaining cyber farm on a planet-sized junkyard. Grow biomechanical crops, automate production, repair discarded robots, and secretly reshape a mechanical society from the inside in this cozy farming and automation adventure.