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Single-player games like MAKINA

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MAKINA, 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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    Stalhart — Steam game cover

    Stalhart

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAKINA.

    Play as a deer in a cinematic platforming adventure where nature isn't what it seems. Leap across danger, evade relentless machines, and venture beyond the forest as a greater tale unfolds.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ARTIFICIAL — Steam game cover

    ARTIFICIAL

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAKINA.

    ARTIFICIAL is a physics based first-person puzzle platformer inspired by Portal & Half-Life series. Interact with the environment, pick up and throw objects, sneak around enemies, control intricate physics-based mechanisms and learn how to survive in the underground colony of the Asteroid 2031 XT

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fist of the Forgotten — Steam game cover

    Fist of the Forgotten

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAKINA.

    Jump, punch, slide, and swing through the remnants of civilizations, facing powerful bosses to unlock new movement and combat abilities for your giant, mechanical fist as you seek out the remnants of humankind.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deer & Boy — Steam game cover

    Deer & Boy

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAKINA.

    In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CONTROL Resonant — Steam game cover

    CONTROL Resonant

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MAKINA.

    Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and our survival against a reality-bending cosmic threat.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wonderfall — Steam game cover

    Wonderfall

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAKINA.

    Paris, 1920. The city is collapsing into sand. Play as Léon, an orphan able to manipulate sand, as you explore a reimagined Paris consumed by Entropy. A story-rich narrative adventure where exploration reveals what happened to the city and what still lies beneath its ruins.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BE-A Walker — Steam game cover

    BE-A Walker

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MAKINA.

    Take control of a huge mech on an alien planet! Shoot and trample the natives, avenge your brother, or forgive his killers? Join the rebels to restore peace on the exotic planet of Eldorado.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seeking Home — Steam game cover

    Seeking Home

    Single-player alternative to MAKINA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAKINA.

    Seeking Home is a 2.5D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in the wilderness of Northern Sweden. Play as a cat trying to reunite with her lost human in a world where machines have taken over.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →