Single-player games like The Sun and Moon
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Sun and Moon, 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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OVIVO
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.
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Nimbus
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sun and Moon.
Nimbus is a unique combination of racing & puzzling. The player controls a craft with no means of directly propelling itself and needs to use whatever is scattered around the levels to acquire thrust and reach the goal. Traverse a world map with several distinct islands in order to recover your lost love.
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Element4l
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
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LOVE
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
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The Floor is Jelly
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Sun and Moon.
The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?
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The King's Bird
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.
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6180 the moon
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
Simple space, dynamic jump. 6180 the moon offers a fresh, unseen game play style by connecting the top and bottom of the screen.
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
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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The Indie Mixtape
Single-player alternative to The Sun and Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Sun and Moon.
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.