Single-player games like Stress Ball
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stress Ball, 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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Ludicrous Leap
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
Fast-Paced, Level-Based 3D Platformer - Jump, Dodge, Climb, and Run! Try to beat the Bronze, Silver, and Gold times for each level (if you can even beat the levels at all)!
- 2
A little Jumpingspider's Garden Adventure (Day 1+2)
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Stress Ball.
Experience the world through the eyes of a cute little jumping spider! All levels have completely different mechanics and each one challenges you in its own unique way. Let's go for an amazing ride!
- 3
Circus Challenge
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
Circus Challenge is a precision platform game inspired by the Only Up! games, your goal is to reach the top to escape from your nightmare.
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Planet of Lava – Save the Planet
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
The game is actively being developed. Currently, the first world out of five is available. Alien creatures are melting the planet. Stop the catastrophe! A casual 3D platformer in a world of lava. Save the overheated planet!
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Wheelchair For Two
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
Start a chaotic co-op adventure in one wheelchair. Two players control different sides of the chair and must work together to survive brutal obstacles, dangerous jumps, and physics-based challenges. Play solo, local co-op, or online with a friend — one small mistake can send you both falling down.
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The Big Catch
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
A 3D platformer all about tight expressive movement, and catching some fish, too.
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Big Hops
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
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Only Way is Down
Single-player alternative to Stress Ball — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stress Ball.
Embark on a purrfectly perilous rage filled adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate catnap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, master your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this gravity defying escapade!