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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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pizza of the Gods — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mobius — Steam game cover

    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?

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Colored Effects — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Proton & Electron — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fractaloid Attacks! — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stan the Dumpling — Steam game cover

    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!

    2026IndieAdventureCasual2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sugar & Rolling Stone — Steam game cover

    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!

    2025StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spitfire - Moonpie´s Mission — Steam game cover

    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!

    2025ActionIndieCasual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →