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Single-player games like Glowkeeper

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Glowkeeper, 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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    BarrelBots — Steam game cover

    BarrelBots

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    A multilayered grid-based puzzle game featuring small robots that carry and stack Barrels of nuclear waste.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure13.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rita — Steam game cover

    Rita

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elementalist — Steam game cover

    Elementalist

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    A puzzle platformer where you collect Elements and use their powers to move around in various ways. Each Element you collect becomes the next one you use, so pay attention to the order!

    2026IndieAdventure7.20 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WyrmWorm — Steam game cover

    WyrmWorm

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    WyrmWorm is a head-scratching, line-drawing puzzler where branching serpents wind their way across the grid, restoring life to a faded world. Wiggle through challenging puzzles and clever mechanics, from the bottom of the sea to the depths of space.

    IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Isles of Sea and Sky — Steam game cover

    Isles of Sea and Sky

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Paquerette Down the Bunburrows — Steam game cover

    Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Temple Of Snek — Steam game cover

    Temple Of Snek

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    A snaky tile-based puzzle dungeon adventure. Defend the temple, monch the infidels, and grow and grow ...and grow?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeon Gals — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Gals

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Glowkeeper.

    A small crisis control team has been summoned to help a civilization in the sky escape impending doom! Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and find lots of treasure to help prepare yourself for incredible challenges!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lights, Cards, Action! — Steam game cover

    Lights, Cards, Action!

    Single-player alternative to Glowkeeper — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A roguelike deckbuilder not with energy or a draw pile, but with Soliatire. Your deck is a puzzle that you tactically manipulate and uncover wacky combos to unleash against your foes. You handcrafted this stage. Hang onto your cards and let's get this show on the road!

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →