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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    With My Past — Steam game cover

    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.

    2024Indie6.29 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Pedestrian — Steam game cover

    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?

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TitTok — Steam game cover

    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

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arise: A Simple Story — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Memory of Us — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Papo & Yo — Steam game cover

    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.

    2013IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Torn Away — Steam game cover

    Torn Away

    Single-player alternative to Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kozomo: The Smoldering Ember.

    Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →