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Single-player games like Karaski: What Goes Up...

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Karaski: What Goes 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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    The FED — Steam game cover

    The FED

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    An agency called the FED has identified an online group of potential threats. All they need is evidence to have them locked away. You are a new agent going undercover in that online group with the task of getting that evidence, by whatever means necessary.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Through The Fragmentation — Steam game cover

    Through The Fragmentation

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Across Kiloparsecs — Steam game cover

    Across Kiloparsecs

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Splittown — Steam game cover

    Splittown

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Heirloom — Steam game cover

    The Heirloom

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Uncover the secrets of your family and your grandfather's old lighthouse as you seek the truth behind the unusual happenings in The Heirloom, a mysterious thriller adventure inspired by the atmosphere of the Hebrides and Scottish folklore!

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alone in the crowd — Steam game cover

    Alone in the crowd

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Settled on a dystopian future, Alone in the Crowd is a humorous puzzle simulation investigative thriller, where you use a weird variety of gadgets to satisfy this mysterious, self proclaimed friendly AI character.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Luminous Threads: A Visual Novel

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    You are Juno, a teenage girl getting evidence to clear her brother's name. Choose who helps you solve the mystery. With multiple endings, some scenes are flashbacks to the past. Your actions there may even change who committed the crime, with what, and where!

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BURIED STARS — Steam game cover

    BURIED STARS

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

    2021AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time — Steam game cover

    Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Intrigue and adventure await you on board the Titanic, the most famous ocean liner in history. As a British secret agent on a vital mission, it is up to you to change the course of history as you explore the world’s most luxurious ocean vessel in all its original splendour.

    2018AdventureSimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CONSORTIUM — Steam game cover

    CONSORTIUM

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    A murder mystery, on a plane, in the future. You are Consortium Bishop Six, a global peacekeeper in the year 2042. Play an active role in the ongoing narrative. Every choice counts.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HEADLINER — Steam game cover

    HEADLINER

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

    2017IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Headliner: NoviNews — Steam game cover

    Headliner: NoviNews

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rain on Your Parade — Steam game cover

    Rain on Your Parade

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Travel the world as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody's day! Unlock new methods of mischief in over 50 levels, each with unique setting and objectives. This is an adorable schadenfreude simulator!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Just Crow Things — Steam game cover

    Just Crow Things

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    You're a little crow trying to prove herself to the world. Make new animal friends, poop on unsuspecting hoomans, and steal all the shiny trinkets! Each level is a little sandbox full of fun items to discover and puzzles to solve, while leaving a bit of chaos behind. Why? Just caws!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut) — Steam game cover

    Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

    2013IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FULFILLMENT — Steam game cover

    FULFILLMENT

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Exciting Adventure About the Joys of Working at an Amazin' Fulfillment Center! Short, social commentary game that is 100% free, no micro-transactions.

    2019ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Leaf Blower Man: This Game Blows! — Steam game cover

    Leaf Blower Man: This Game Blows!

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Blow leaves at 6am on a Sunday and earn points by annoying all the neighbors. But beware - unexpected challenges await on your journey to rid the world of leaves!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cleaning Up! — Steam game cover

    Cleaning Up!

    Single-player alternative to Karaski: What Goes Up... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karaski: What Goes Up....

    Turn huge messes into sparkling spaces! Feel the satisfaction of restoring them to order with your super-powered cleaning tools. This is a short and simple game about the joy of tidying up!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →