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Single-player games like The Squirrel & Sea

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Squirrel & Sea, 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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    Kapow Pets — Steam game cover

    Kapow Pets

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Play Kapow Pets using physics-based blasts to strategically move your pet through a variety of levels full of dangerous traps and hazards. Collect treats and treasure! Unlock new pets to complete the ultimate collection of Kapow Pets!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    338338 — Steam game cover

    338338

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Squirrel & Sea.

    A arcade game that combines a cozy atmosphere with maze exploration. Avoid the wasps, collect honey and get back to the beehive !!!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure3.38 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Rise — Steam game cover

    The Rise

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Zone — Steam game cover

    Midnight Zone

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Dodge, Dash, and fall through platforms to avoid death. This Hyper casual platformer is great to play if you're bored at the office or you're waiting for a multiplayer queue and have nothing else to do!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SVA — Steam game cover

    SVA

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Simple rules, extreme challenge! Just move your character and loop around bubbles to clear them. Sounds easy? Don’t be fooled—no one’s conquered this game yet. Are you up to the task?

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Airscape - The Fall of Gravity — Steam game cover

    Airscape - The Fall of Gravity

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jelly Express — Steam game cover

    Jelly Express

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Welcome to Jelly Express - the physics-based co-op game that's as cute as it is fun! Transform into wibbly-wobbly jellies, tackle all obstacles to get those packages delivered! Do it alone, or have a partner to help you out! Stretch, jump and wiggle your way to victory.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pronty — Steam game cover

    Pronty

    Single-player alternative to The Squirrel & Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Squirrel & Sea.

    Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →