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Single-player games like Lumo

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Lumo, 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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    Snake 3D Adventures — Steam game cover

    Snake 3D Adventures

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

    Classic platformer hardcore gameplay? Check! Cute graphics? Check! Fun puzzles and tough enemies? Check! So what are you waiting for? Get it now and scratch that nostalgia itch!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bookbound Brigade — Steam game cover

    Bookbound Brigade

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

    Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freedom Planet 2 — Steam game cover

    Freedom Planet 2

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

    The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hob — Steam game cover

    Hob

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

    Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Owlboy — Steam game cover

    Owlboy

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

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials — Steam game cover

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

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

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alwa's Legacy — Steam game cover

    Alwa's Legacy

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

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Way — Steam game cover

    The Way

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

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solstice — Steam game cover

    Solstice

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

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Head Over Heels — Steam game cover

    Head Over Heels

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

    Head Over Heels Is a Classic Ocean Software Game , Re-Imagined With Beautiful High Res Pixel Art and a Great Soundtrack!

    2019StrategyAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Knight — Steam game cover

    Lost Knight

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

    You find yourself in deep dungeon, deep down under castle and you need to find a way up through levels of castle, rooms, catacombs and muсh more. You feel that there is an exit... You should reach top of the castle using intersting but in same time simple 2D-platformer mechanics.

    2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Equinox — Steam game cover

    Equinox

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

    This game serves as a demonstration of a new approach to 2D fighting game development. All distracting elements were stripped away, creating a single dimension of play that forces players to rely on their fight mechanics and read the opponents' movements rather than mash buttons.

    2022ActionStrategyCasual0.90 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cecconoid — Steam game cover

    Cecconoid

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

    Cecconoid is an 8-bit inspired, flick-screen, twin-stick-shooter, set in an alternate dimension where the pixels are still chunky, and the bad guys are black and white. Except for their red dangly bits...

    2019ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →