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Single-player games like Luminest

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Luminest, 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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    Black Zen White — Steam game cover

    Black Zen White

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

    Black Zen White is a relaxing puzzle platformer where the world flips between two versions: black and white. Think, time your moves, bend time, and interact with strange creatures in this contemplative, hand-drawn journey inspired by East Asian ink paintings for 1 to 2 players.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Master's Pupil — Steam game cover

    The Master's Pupil

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

    The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chants of Sennaar — Steam game cover

    Chants of Sennaar

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

    In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ynglet — Steam game cover

    Ynglet

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

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deer & Boy — Steam game cover

    Deer & Boy

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

    In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Munin — Steam game cover

    Munin

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

    Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective — Steam game cover

    Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

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

    Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heavenly Bodies — Steam game cover

    Heavenly Bodies

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

    Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →