Single-player games like Square of Joy
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Square of Joy, 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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Nummels
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Square of Joy.
Help the Nummels get to the exit without dying horribly along the way! This is a 2d platformer where you have to prepare a path for the Nummels to get back home. Pick up and place ladders and bridges, dig and blast through the ground, and use mind control. Everyone dies without your help!
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Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Square of Joy.
Start the best Enigmatic Adventure of your life! Explore 4 different worlds with smooth platforming, solve brain-teasing puzzles, and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mysterious world of Joe Wander.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Square of Joy.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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Desvelado
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Square of Joy.
Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin.
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Ynglet
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Square of Joy.
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Square of Joy.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Munin
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Square of Joy.
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Square of Joy.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
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FurryFury: Smash & Roll
Single-player alternative to Square of Joy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Square of Joy.
A dynamic beast-rolling turn-based online arena puzzle brawler on physics.