Single-player games like ESC ape, You died?
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to ESC ape, You died?, 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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Backup 94
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
Backup 94 is a 2D point-and-click adventure that returns to the atmospheric format fans have played for decades. Pixel art, retro 3d, classic puzzle design and moon logic, and without modern improvements. Capture the feeling of the 1990s adventure games that made that era of gaming great.
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The Last of the 9 Lives
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
Leap through an endless series of platforms as a nimble cat, racing to stay ahead of the ever-rising water. Collect milk and fish for bonus points while mastering precise jumps in this challenging infinite jumper. A throwback to simpler times. How long can you jump for before the water catches up?
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Tahoe Joe
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
Climb your way through a series of increasingly dangerous levels in this fast-paced 2D platformer inspired by classic arcade challenge. Tahoe Joe hurls barrels directly at you, tracking your every move. You’ll need quick reactions, precise movement, and perfect timing to survive.
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Alien Cat 8
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
A brave cat arrived on a planet and faced an unusual gravity that allowed for climbing vertical walls and jumping over abysses on ceilings. But that’s not that easy in fact.
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Cat in the Box
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
Take on the role of a curious cat and embark on an adventure filled with carefully crafted levels. Push boxes to create paths, solve clever puzzles, dodge traps, and find the key that unlocks the exit to each level.
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Pipplop's Tiny Adventure
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
A compact precision-puzzle platformer where you enter circles to launch Pipplop and solve miniature stages involving movement puzzles.
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UpDown DX
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
UpDown DX is a fast-paced arcade game built around one simple mechanic: flip gravity. Master 6 game modes with different rules and challenges that test your reflexes, precision, speed, timing, and puzzle-solving skills.
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Tower of Guardian
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
Tower of Guardian , is 2D Fantasy Platformer RPG, tells about adventure of a wizard princess from Kingdom called "Aluria" exploring The Tower of Darkness to find clue about mysterious disappearance of her friend and siblings.
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UNSEAM
Single-player alternative to ESC ape, You died? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ESC ape, You died?.
An action platformer set in a world stitched shut. Ride the cracks your attacks leave for high-speed movement, carve terrain that falls the way you cut it, and journey to recover the memories of a girl who woke from her coffin.