Single-player games like Close to Light
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Close to Light, 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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Beatblock
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.
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Rhythm Quest
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
Rhythm Quest is a 2-button rhythm platformer game. Jump, attack, and fly to the beat through upbeat songs that are hand-crafted to highlight complex rhythms!
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BeatBeat
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close to Light.
BeatBeat is a rhythm platformer. Move with your left hand. Groove with your right hand. Run, jump, tap, hold, and mash your way through levels packed with vaporwave aesthetics and funky beats. Beat Beat the game.
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Nebula Flow
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Close to Light.
Nebula Flow is a music game where you follow the melodic trail charted by your dog across colorful pixel art landscapes. Stock up on notes to power your canine companion to the end of each song!
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Trigonometric Equations
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
Trigonometric Equations is a strict side-scrolling rhythm game. Solve the trigonometric equations to fly through fleeting points and curves perfectly!
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HYPERBEAT
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
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Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
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Mixolumia
Single-player alternative to Close to Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Close to Light.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.