Single-player games like Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember, 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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In My Shadow
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.
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With My Past
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
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The Pedestrian
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
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TitTok
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
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Arise: A Simple Story
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
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My Memory of Us
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
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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The Bridge
Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.