Single-player games like Alembic
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alembic, 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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Sediment
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
A pixel-physics sandbox. Fifty materials, and every one of them is physics: sand finds its angle, water freezes, lava crusts into stone, gunpowder blows. Build your own materials and worlds, and share them in the Workshop.
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Stardust Sandbox
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
A creative sandbox simulation where you experiment with physical interactions, build structures, and observe emergent behaviors in a world fully under your control.
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Combustor
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Alembic.
Gas reaction simulator. Build the ultimate jet engine, solve puzzles, or just make everything explode!
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Nimbatus - Drone Creator
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
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Geareo
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Alembic.
Real gears that don't slip in a mechanical invention sandbox. Build freely with resizable parts and shapes, overcome physics challenges, and follow kit instructions. Unleash your engineering creativity with intricate clockwork contraptions, steam-powered systems, and fully functional circuits.
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GizmoLab VR
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
A VR sci-fi sandbox game where you can put your skills to the test to build crazy inventions, with mechanics analogous to real-life electrical engineering.
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Space Crash Simulator
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
Real-time planetary collision sandbox powered by SPH physics: smash planets together and watch the destruction and its aftermath!
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GENIUS AT WORK!
Single-player alternative to Alembic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alembic.
Test your intelligence and creativity! With Genius At Work you will have your construction area where you can let your imagination fly and carry out your technical projects.