Single-player games like Leap Year
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Leap Year, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Leap Year page.
Ranked picks
- 1
ANIMAL WELL
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
- 2
Öoo
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
- 3
Constance
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
- 4
Pseudoregalia
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
- 5
Bat to the Heavens
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!
- 6
Derelict Star
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Leap Year.
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
- 7
La-Mulana 2
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
- 8
Isles of Sea and Sky
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Leap Year.
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
- 9
Sig.NULL
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Leap Year.
Push and rotate blocks, placing them at their places. Discover mono-drones abilities, step by step learn rules of that somber techno world. Solve more than 100 amazing puzzles!
- 10
The Sun and Moon
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
- 11
The Indie Mixtape
Single-player alternative to Leap Year — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Leap Year.
From laser-jousting deathmatches to bird-noir crime thrillers, The Indie Mixtape contains five of the most interesting and exciting games from the best indie talent out there.