Single-player games like The Box is Alive
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Box is Alive, 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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PogoChamp
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Box is Alive.
PogoChamp is a hilarious 3D platformer inspired by I Am Bread and Getting Over It, but with a deliberate focus on being "Fun, not Frustrating". Where most QWOP-like games involve complex & unintuitive control schemes, PogoChamp's controls are easy to understand (though still tricky to master).
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I Am Fish
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Box is Alive.
I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.
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Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.
Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!
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I Am Bread
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.
You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!
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Super Sami Roll
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.
Sami’s on a mission to rescue his friend Vera and he needs your help! Join him in this exhilarating, colorful 3D platformer and fast roll, air-grapple, and jump to save her!
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Octodad (Student Edition)
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.
You are Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family!
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Safari Cannon
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore the wilds of the African Safari and discover all the wild beasts of the savannah. From elephants to monkeys, you'll encounter a host of creatures who will try to stop you. It's a fun game for the whole family - so come on, join the adventure!
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Human Fall Flat VR
Single-player alternative to The Box is Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Box is Alive.
Experience the blockbuster physics platformer, now in VR! Human Fall Flat VR features an intuitive 3rd-person view designed especially for VR headsets.