Single-player games like Alien Machine Glow
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Alien Machine Glow, 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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Ostrich Run
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
Ostrich Run is a game where you guide a horde of ostriches out of a lab. Take every ostrich you can and avoid the multiple hazards on your way out. The ostriches will help you break harder windows and rescue more ostriches. Make sure to save them all!
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Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
You, Slippy the Slug, must fly across levels filled with increasingly difficult obstacles by using only the kickback from your weapons. Collect parcels, deliver the goods, and defeat bosses on your way. Be the best Cosmic Courier and win the space race of postal work.
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Detective Penguin
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.
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Just Crow Things
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
You're a little crow trying to prove herself to the world. Make new animal friends, poop on unsuspecting hoomans, and steal all the shiny trinkets! Each level is a little sandbox full of fun items to discover and puzzles to solve, while leaving a bit of chaos behind. Why? Just caws!
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Tinykin
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
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Zorro The Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
Zorro The Chronicles is an exciting and humorous game featuring combat and exploration gameplay inspired by the best action games in class.
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Kao the Kangaroo
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alien Machine Glow.
Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!
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CHUCHEL
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Alien Machine Glow.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
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Dark Age Asunder
Single-player alternative to Alien Machine Glow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alien Machine Glow.
Defend against relentless monsters, rebuild your home, and unlock powerful abilities in 'Dark Age Asunder.' Your journey to restore peace begins now—will you rise or fall to the darkness?