Single-player games like Tales of Cosmos
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Tales of Cosmos, 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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UFOntastic
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Jano has debts to pay, and the easiest place to get money is on Earth! Use your flying saucer: abduct objects, people, enemies and much more from the environment to progress through dungeons and mini-games. Amass a fortune!
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Professor Goodboi's Ballistics
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Use your wits, some tools and a dash of physics as you guide the football to the exit in this fun-filled puzzle game. Items like ramps, springs and spray paints are there to help you navigate through 6 different worlds - each with their own challenges and characteristics.
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Gnomdom
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.
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Iron Sky: A Lunar Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
You find yourself on the Moon in a downed flying saucer wearing a cracked space-suit helmet, under the watchful eye of Obergruppenführer Gruber of the Fourth Reich. One thing is certain: you don't belong here.
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Bru & Boegie: Episode 2 - Get da SUGAR!
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
What if every wild theory was actually true? Break out of jail, hunt down KiffTown’s stolen sugar, and unravel a bizarre alien conspiracy that revolves entirely around you. A fully-animated, fully-voiced 2D point-and-click comedy adventure packed with the duo's signature laconic and sardonic wit.
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SPORE™
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
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Mutropolis
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
MUTROPOLIS is a lovely sci-fi adventure set on the abandoned Planet Earth. Play as Henry Dijon (hero, nerd, detective) in search of a legendary lost city. Uncover weird ancient artifacts. And PLEASE don’t get obliterated by an ageless evil. You’ve been warned.
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Galaxy Trucker: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Tales of Cosmos.
Sign up to be a galaxy trucker today! An adaptation of Vlaada Chvátil’s award-winning board game is now on Steam. Already includes the ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES expansion!
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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Samorost 3
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
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GOBLiiiNS5
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
GOBLiiiNS5 - The Invasion of the Morglotons Point'nClick adventure game in 2d. French and english version. 16 great levels full of puzzles, characters and humor.
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The Old Tree
Single-player alternative to Tales of Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Cosmos.
The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.