Single-player games like Alpha and Iota
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alpha and Iota, 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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Dobo's Heroes
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Dobo’s Heroes is a puzzle platform game, where you need to help Dobo leave the depths of his world. For that to happen, use his grandchildren’s powers to get to the portal of each mission.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
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Circa Infinity
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.
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INMOST
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
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Repressed
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Eternal Hope
Single-player alternative to Alpha and Iota — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Alpha and Iota.
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.