Single-player games like Upside Down
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Upside Down, 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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Semblance
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
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Frincess&Cnight
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Frincess&Cnight is a single-screen puzzle-platformer game about struggle and love between Frog princess and Cat knight.
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PONCHO
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
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Planet of Lana
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Pinstripe
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upside Down.
An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.
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Another Sight - Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
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Cavern Escape Extremely Hard game!!!
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Cavern escape is new platformer puzzle game.
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
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Slash It 2
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Slash It 2 is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and type words in the right time and direction.
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Slash It
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Slash It is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to match shapes, press letters and numbers in the right time and direction.
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Cube Runner
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Cube Runner is a 3d action platformer that's simple to learn, exciting to play, and deep enough to challenge even the greatest gamers.
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Slash It Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!
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Spin Rush
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Spin Rush is 2D arcade game, where you have to collect dots and match colors.
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Neon Space
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Neon Space is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
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Duke of Alpha Centauri
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.
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Neon Space 2
Single-player alternative to Upside Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upside Down.
Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.