Single-player games like BASED
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to BASED, 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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Joe Adventure
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Save Joe Mama and don’t explode any of your Joes by keeping them on the move. You can only control one at a time but they are all exploding at the same time. Throw them around to traverse deadly terrain in this rage-inducing speedrun-friendly platformer!
- 2
One Neck Ahead
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BASED.
A gimmick-based precision platformer where you carry your own ground. Place platforms mid-jump and combine them with a wide variety of movement-bending gimmicks.
- 3
The Impossible Waterboy
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Hi, I’m Waterboy. Help me reach the exit through mind-boggling rotating puzzle-platform levels where floors become walls, timing matters, and every mistake teaches you something. It’s almost impossible, but I trust you.
- 4
InOut
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
A minimalist puzzle platformer where each level is more than they seem. Change your perspective on levels to discover new areas. Explore the world to unearth its hidden secrets.
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Meow with Pipeline
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Meow with Pipeline: a precision pixel platformer with cute cats and challenges. Guide a cat through dangerous pipe networks—run, jump, dodge traps and master tough platforming. Tight controls and skill-based progression make every victory satisfyingly earned.
- 6
Hatch Flap
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Go on an adventure to find your lost little baby flamingo and bring it back home. Will you be able to move forward with the whole world against you?
- 7
Blade Bounce
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Blade Bounce is a 2D puzzle platformer where you bounce on things with your magic spear as a little dog named Bob in this tightly crafted, casual and speedrunner-friendly journey.
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Greetings from El Rey
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
A noir 2.5D platformer in which Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Duelists of Eden
Single-player alternative to BASED — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BASED.
Build a deck and battle online in real-time action with rollback netcode!