Single-player games like Strange Ocean
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Strange Ocean, 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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Cannon Climbing
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Cannon Climbing is a challenging and addictive precision platformer where you play as a cannon on a quest to climb to the top of a giant test chamber. Use your shooting abilities to propel yourself upwards, but be careful - one wrong move and you'll fall all the way back down to the bottom.
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Fruit Bonanza
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Fruit Bonanza is an endless runner game in which the goal is to score the highest number of points. Various obstacles will hinder us in this
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Gridpaper
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
If you're shooting more than once, you're doing it wrong. At the junction of the physical and informatic realms, Gridpaper is a high-precision FPS headshot speedrunning game where missed shots are punished. Destroy brains, harvest their Informatica for speed, and climb the global leaderboard.
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Rooftop Renegade
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Power up your hoverblades in this speedrunning platformer! Weave through futuristic cities making split second pathing decisions. Boost through constant bombardment and dangerous hazards. Go it alone or bring up to 3 friends for local multiplayer mayhem.
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Shores of Plunder
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Avast ye! Welcome aboard to the ultimate pirate adventure in SHORES OF PLUNDER! Battle friends, outlast hordes of enemies, and amass the greatest fortune in the seven seas. Race against time on a dangerous island filled with treasure, then unwind in a secret pirate cove full of shenanigans.
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Ball is Life
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Ball is Life is a challenging 3D precision platformer and visual novel with simple levels and plenty of balls. Hop to the beat of a lo-fi soundtrack and discover new shenanigans.
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RE:Jump Boy
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Jump one by one small steps, take a rainbow bath in the last toilet, and you will enter the next level
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Sweet Pea
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Strange Ocean.
Help guide Sweet Pea through a vibrant but cruel world. Collect hidden power-ups to unlock new abilities, unlock secret zones and fly,blast or freeze your way through the world!
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Faye: A Tale of Shadow
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Ocean.
In this classically styled turn-based strategy RPG, Shadow looms over the land causing the Faye to rampage! Help Peter save the world, make friends, and maybe even find love. Fight against Shadow, choose to use items or gift them, have conversations, and maybe find a few secrets.
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A True Story
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Strange Ocean.
A True Story is a turn-based strategy RPG based on "A True Story" (a sci-fi story from the 2nd century) by Lucian of Samosata.
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Where Noble Plans Lie
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build-up your territory, your team of advisors, and your reputation as you bring every other noble to ruin at the behest of the Vampire Queen. Make the kingdom yours in the city-builder and turn-based RPG: Where Noble Plans Lie!
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Bullet Spell
Single-player alternative to Strange Ocean — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Ocean.
Bullet Spell is a shoot 'em up about magical-girl spies! You take control of the twin sisters Aurora and Solana simultaneously to dodge, weave, and coordinate your way through bullets and enemies in this magical spy-thriller!