Single-player games like iO
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to iO, 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
- 1
Nimbus
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with iO.
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.
- 2
Oik 3
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
Casual physics puzzle.
- 3
The Floor is Jelly
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?
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OVIVO
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with iO.
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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Polyball
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with iO.
Get ready to enter a new era of physics platforming. Polyball is a classic ball rolling game in the vein of Super Monkey Ball, Marble Madness, and Marble Blast - while taking cues from games such as the Sonic series, Trackmania, and Mario Kart.
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Bionic Bay
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with iO.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
- 7
Marble Skies
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with iO.
Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!
- 8
Öoo
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with iO.
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
- 9
Turmoil
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
- 10
Lake
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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Lines
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove Dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins.
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Team Racing League
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with iO.
In this unique 3 on 3 racegame, it's up to you and your teammates to finish before the opposing team does. Mastering the high quality vehicle handling, special abilities, and optimal Team Strategy are key to win the race.
- 13
Briquid
Single-player alternative to iO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with iO.
Briquid is a simple yet challenging water physics puzzle game. Build bricks, remove them, or change the direction of gravity to get the water to its destination.