Single-player games like Alter Cosmos
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Alter Cosmos, 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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Shapik: The Moon Quest
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.
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Projection: First Light
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
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Inbetween Land
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Open the portal to a strange world and save your friend with Inbetween Land, a stunning sci-fi adventure. There's a sense that something just isn't right when a childhood friend calls for you.
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Storm Boy
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Based on Colin Thiele's 1964 children’s book of the same name, Storm Boy takes place on the beaches of South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River, where the titular protagonist rescues orphaned pelican chicks, one of whom later becomes the child’s pet and faithful companion, Mr. Percival.
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Windosill
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.
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Gorogoa
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Machinarium
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
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LUNA The Shadow Dust
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
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Lands of Pharaoh: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Alter Cosmos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alter Cosmos.
Lands of Pharaoh is a multi-camera-angle based adventure game. The hero, Heragos, tries to get to Cairo in order to find the messages, related to his divine duty, left for him by Nefertiti.