Single-player games like Only an Alien Going Up!
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Only an Alien Going Up!, 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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Grow Home
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
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Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Experience the insane antics of Saints Row IV. The Saints have gone from the Penthouse to the White House - but Earth has been invaded and it’s up to you to save it with an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons, in the wildest open world game ever.
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Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
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Demon Tides
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
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Jusant
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
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Neon White
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
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Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only an Alien Going Up!.
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...
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Big Hops
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
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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Drifter King Online
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Precision drift racing solo or against friends.
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Tornado Driver
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Endless runner game with different environments and objects being randomly generated.
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Super Marble Brothers
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Precision 3D platform game with cooperative or single player challenges above the clouds.
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Chaotic Pursuit
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Chaotic Pursuit is a hardcore Top-Down Shooter with cute graphics. You miss a shot and you're out!
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The Sheriff's Town
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
The Sheriff's Town is a game where you control a sheriff to exterminate hordes of zombies.
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Little Splash
Single-player alternative to Only an Alien Going Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Only an Alien Going Up!.
Little Splash is a 2D precision platformer inspired by the classics you love. Here you play as an agile protagonist who will splash paint all over your path, are you ready to make the cleanest run possible?