Single-player games like Once Up
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Once Up, 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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Tyreman
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
This physics co-op platformer has you roll as tire beings across a surreal world. Play solo or with friends online/local to clear obstacles, find easter eggs and hone skills via repeated attempts. Speed, teamwork and wit pave your way. Roll, fall, retry. Rise as TyreGod!
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Pizza of the Gods
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
A humorous 2D hand-drawn platformer where you’re on a quest to deliver a pizza to Zeus and prove you’re worthy of marrying your boss’s daughter. Fight funny enemies, switch between two characters to solve puzzles, and explore a world drawn entirely on paper.
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Mobius
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
If space has no end, where is the exit? Mobius is a gravity-flipping puzzle-platformer set in a looping realm. Cross screen edges to invert gravity and find hidden paths in symmetrical spaces. Solve physical puzzles to reach the mysterious door—what secrets await on the other side?
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Colored Effects
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.
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Proton & Electron
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
Play as Dr. Proton and Electron in a world of ⚡Electromagnetism⚡, where two must collaborate to solve puzzles and restore their broken world.
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Fractaloid Attacks!
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
Aim better. Destroy smarter. Explore and use Technologies. Pinball × breakout × platformer = ricochets, combos, fun! Fractaloids have taken over the system — crystalline trees grown from living code. Knowledge comes through destruction.
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Stan the Dumpling
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Once Up.
Help Stan escape from the mad chef's house before he arrives in this pixelart retro arcade adventure!
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Sugar & Rolling Stone
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Once Up.
"Sugar & Rolling Stone" is a retro style side view puzzle game. Control the explorer Rolling Stone and help Sugar, a girl with a magical key, reach the locked door safely. Use various objects to create paths, solve puzzles, and enjoy their adventure!
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Spitfire - Moonpie´s Mission
Single-player alternative to Once Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Once Up.
Spitfire – Moonpie’s Mission is a side-scrolling rail shooter with a musical twist and intense boss battles. Equip your loyal alpaca, Moonpie, with a rainbow snot cannon and dive into epic battles against an evil alien parasite. The fate of the planet is in Moonpie’s hooves!