Single-player games like The Dream of Jacob
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dream of Jacob, 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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Lucid: Parables of the Ubermensch
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dream of Jacob.
A 2D platformer themed around esoteric and philosophical dreams.
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TEOCIDA
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dream of Jacob.
Solve riddles, puzzles and platforming challenges as you descend the cryptic pathways of a distorted microcosm reality fueled by a symbolic landscape of faith and erotic nightmares.
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Homeland
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dream of Jacob.
The ancient Darkness has awakened, a black abyss of madness opened up in the mythical and real world.. Our protagonist's girlfriend has been kidnapped by strangers without reason, why they did this? You need to deal with these creatures!
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In Retrospect
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dream of Jacob.
Are you prepared to travel back into your memories and tell me about your life, in retrospect? Craft your own story and gameplay based on which collectibles you focus on! Health, wealth, love, education, creativity, or spirituality? What direction will your life take?
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Wanted! Monty Mole
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dream of Jacob.
In this classic platformer from 1984, take on the role of Monty Mole and grab as much coal as you can from the South Yorkshire coal pit, for a long, cold winter and a bone chilling Christmas lies ahead. Avoid flying pickets, carnivorous fish, deadly hairsprays, and a host of other surreal hazards.
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Monty on the Run (CPC/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dream of Jacob.
In this classic platformer from 1985, take on the role of noted small subterranean mammal criminal Monty Mole, recently escaped from Scudmore Prison and fleeing for his life! Can you make the cross-channel ferry in time?
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Boris the Sloth
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dream of Jacob.
Navigate Boris the Sloth through an existential crisis in this cute and challenging Slothadelic Crawlformer. Transition between the world of the living and the spirit realm where you can alter nature, master gravity, and warp time in order to solve puzzles and fight off dangerous animals.
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Balance Knight
Single-player alternative to The Dream of Jacob — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dream of Jacob.
Balance Knight is a game in which the player must advance up a scaffolding shaken by physics.