Single-player games like Pencil Topped
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Pencil Topped, 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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Climb, Cube, Climb!
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Climb, Cube, Climb! is a cute rage-game inspired platformer where the primary obstacle standing in your way is gravity. Employ a diverse set of movement skills to ascend to the top, but be wary: falling is a guarantee.
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The Moth and the Moon
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pencil Topped.
The Moth and the Moon is a rhythm platformer where each precise jump advances Clair de Lune. Guide a tiny moth across a forest lake, combining platforming skill with musical timing to complete the performance. You may even make new a friend along the way...
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Emily's Bizarre Dreams
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Emily's Bizarre Dreams is a precision platformer where you'll navigate challenging levels, uncover secrets, and perfect your skills to help Emily overcome her dreams and grant her wish upon a shooting star: to see her late cat, Mr. Tom, one last time.
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ORU IN THE VOID
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
A story-driven atmospheric platformer about loneliness, memories, and the struggles we carry within ourselves. Guide Oru through a mysterious void and overcome precise challenges in a journey shaped by symbolism and hope.
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Wheel Balance
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Wheel Balance is a hard and fun physics-based game about balancing on two wheels. Master controls and beat all locations, compete with your friends. Try not to fall far away down!
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Spritz the Happy Onion
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Spritz the Happy Onion is a zesty, delicious momentum-based platformer. Spritz is not beholden to jumping off the ground; he can also leap infinitely off stuff in the background! A chill but challenging adventure, Spritz the Happy Onion will have you weeping for all the right reasons.
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ARTIUS: Pure Imagination
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
ARTIUS is a fast-paced, momentum-based 2D platformer where you play as artists battling to preserve creativity in a world on the verge of artistic extinction! Dash, swing, and smash your way through a vibrant, hand-drawn world in this adrenaline-fueled platformer where art is your strongest weapon.
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Verses of Hope
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
Verses of Hope is an interactive poetry adventure where you shape the world through the power of your words. Build your own poems to change the landscape and narrative.
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FOG
Single-player alternative to Pencil Topped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pencil Topped.
You have just escaped a murderous cult that has now summoned a ginormous being to track you down. It and the ones it controls will stop at nothing to hunt you down while you try to find food, money, and anything else you can use to survive in this horror roguelike adventure.