Single-player games like Inverted Journey
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Inverted Journey, 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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Nijoaju
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
Two characters. One goal. Think as one. In Nijoaju, control a powerful stone creature and an agile water creature, combining their unique abilities to solve challenging puzzles, overcome obstacles, and prove that only by working together can you move forward.
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Toe-tal War
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
TOE-TAL WAR is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.
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Halve
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
Two spirits wake up separated in a broken world, with no memory of what they once were. Control them simultaneously in an atmospheric, immersive journey about separation, memory, and the hope of becoming whole again.
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Moonbrella
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
A 2D platformer Metroidvania with deep movement and no jump button. Upgrade your umbrella to explore an abandoned planet and ascend to the moon.
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The Legend of URE
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
The Legend of URE is a challenge based endless runner focused around a dynamic wind system with procedural generation elements. Death is inevitable. How many stages can you clear before meeting your end?
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SAMI
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sami is a 2D platform game combining narrative storytelling with meditative puzzles to explore emotional well-being and mental health. Join Sunu in an adventure of spiritual evolution across oniric and magical worlds.
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Kwad
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
Kwad is a snappy, grid-based puzzle game where you play as a square. Jump, snap, and merge with other Kwads to morph your way through clever spatial challenges.
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Partial
Single-player alternative to Inverted Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inverted Journey.
Discover the truth about the Partial project and uncover the mystery behind the most vulnerable and bizarre creature. Partial is a retry based action-adventure, built around curiosity, patience, persistence and mastery. Prepare for difficult platforming, puzzles and dynamic combat with no guidance.